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#9959CD

#9959cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9959cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.37% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 273.1°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #9959cd
  2. #8dcd59

Split complementary

  1. #9959cd
  2. #c7cd59
  3. #59cd5f

Analogous

  1. #5f59cd
  2. #9959cd
  3. #cd59c7

Triadic

  1. #9959cd
  2. #cd9959
  3. #59cd99

Tetradic

  1. #9959cd
  2. #cd598d
  3. #8dcd59
  4. #59cd99

Square

  1. #9959cd
  2. #cd5f59
  3. #8dcd59
  4. #59c7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a216c
  2. #7332a7
  3. #9959cd
  4. #bd94df
  5. #e1cff0

Shades

#9959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9959cd
  2. #8a50b9
  3. #7a47a4
  4. #6b3e90
  5. #5c357b
  6. #4d2d67
  7. #3d2452
  8. #2e1b3e
  9. #1f1229
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9959cd
  2. #a36ad2
  3. #ad7ad7
  4. #b88bdc
  5. #c29be1
  6. #ccace6
  7. #d6bdeb
  8. #e0cdf0
  9. #ebdef5
  10. #f5eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9959cd
  2. #975dc5
  3. #9461be
  4. #9265b6
  5. #8f69ae
  6. #8d6da7
  7. #8a709f
  8. #887497
  9. #85788f
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4777ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #916f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9467a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9959cd {
  color: #9959cd;
}
Background
.bg-9959cd {
  background-color: #9959cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9959cd {
  border: 2px solid #9959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9959cd, #cd59c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #66a632 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9959cd  rgb(153, 89, 205)  hsl(273, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#8dcd59  rgb(141, 205, 89)  hsl(93, 54%, 58%)  Pistachio
#cd9959  rgb(205, 153, 89)  hsl(33, 54%, 58%)  Camel
#59cd99  rgb(89, 205, 153)  hsl(153, 54%, 58%)  Caribbean Green