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#9C59CD

#9c59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.9% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 274.66°, 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #8acd59

Split complementary

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #c4cd59
  3. #59cd62

Analogous

  1. #6259cd
  2. #9c59cd
  3. #cd59c4

Triadic

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #cd9c59
  3. #59cd9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #cd598a
  3. #8acd59
  4. #59cd9c

Square

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #cd6259
  3. #8acd59
  4. #59c4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c216c
  2. #7632a7
  3. #9c59cd
  4. #bf94df
  5. #e2cff0

Shades

#9c59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #8c50b9
  3. #7d47a4
  4. #6d3e90
  5. #5e357b
  6. #4e2d67
  7. #3e2452
  8. #2f1b3e
  9. #1f1229
  10. #100915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #a66ad2
  3. #b07ad7
  4. #ba8bdc
  5. #c49be1
  6. #ceace6
  7. #d7bdeb
  8. #e1cdf0
  9. #ebdef5
  10. #f5eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c59cd
  2. #995dc5
  3. #9661be
  4. #9465b6
  5. #9169ae
  6. #8e6da7
  7. #8b709f
  8. #887497
  9. #86788f
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3175d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a78ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9866a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c59cd {
  color: #9c59cd;
}
Background
.bg-9c59cd {
  background-color: #9c59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c59cd {
  border: 2px solid #9c59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c59cd, #cd59c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.75 #63a632 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9c59cd  rgb(156, 89, 205)  hsl(275, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#8acd59  rgb(138, 205, 89)  hsl(95, 54%, 58%)  Pistachio
#cd9c59  rgb(205, 156, 89)  hsl(35, 54%, 58%)  Camel
#59cd9c  rgb(89, 205, 156)  hsl(155, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine