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#9B59CD

#9b59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.39% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 274.14°, 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1852

Complementary

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #8bcd59

Split complementary

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #c5cd59
  3. #59cd61

Analogous

  1. #6159cd
  2. #9b59cd
  3. #cd59c5

Triadic

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #cd9b59
  3. #59cd9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #cd598b
  3. #8bcd59
  4. #59cd9b

Square

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #cd6159
  3. #8bcd59
  4. #59c5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c216c
  2. #7532a7
  3. #9b59cd
  4. #be94df
  5. #e2cff0

Shades

#9b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #8c50b9
  3. #7c47a4
  4. #6d3e90
  5. #5d357b
  6. #4e2d67
  7. #3e2452
  8. #2f1b3e
  9. #1f1229
  10. #100915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #a56ad2
  3. #af7ad7
  4. #b98bdc
  5. #c39be1
  6. #cdace6
  7. #d7bdeb
  8. #e1cdf0
  9. #ebdef5
  10. #f5eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b59cd
  2. #985dc5
  3. #9661be
  4. #9365b6
  5. #9069ae
  6. #8e6da7
  7. #8b709f
  8. #887497
  9. #85788f
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3075d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4978ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9767a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b59cd {
  color: #9b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-9b59cd {
  background-color: #9b59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #9b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b59cd, #cd59c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.73 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.61 #64a632 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9b59cd  rgb(155, 89, 205)  hsl(274, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#8bcd59  rgb(139, 205, 89)  hsl(94, 54%, 58%)  Pistachio
#cd9b59  rgb(205, 155, 89)  hsl(34, 54%, 58%)  Camel
#59cd9b  rgb(89, 205, 155)  hsl(154, 54%, 58%)  Caribbean Green