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#9C61BA

#9c61ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c61ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 279.78°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1916

Complementary

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #7fba61

Split complementary

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #abba61
  3. #61ba70

Analogous

  1. #7061ba
  2. #9c61ba
  3. #ba61ab

Triadic

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #ba9c61
  3. #61ba9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #ba617f
  3. #7fba61
  4. #61ba9c

Square

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #ba7061
  3. #7fba61
  4. #61abba

Monochromatic

  1. #49285a
  2. #743f90
  3. #9c61ba
  4. #bd96d1
  5. #dfcbe9

Shades

#9c61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #8c57a7
  3. #7d4e95
  4. #6d4482
  5. #5e3a70
  6. #4e315d
  7. #3e274a
  8. #2f1d38
  9. #1f1325
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #a671c1
  3. #b081c8
  4. #ba90cf
  5. #c4a0d6
  6. #ceb0dd
  7. #d7c0e3
  8. #e1d0ea
  9. #ebdff1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c61ba
  2. #9964b4
  3. #9667ae
  4. #946aa9
  5. #916da3
  6. #8e719d
  7. #8b7497
  8. #887791
  9. #867a8c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e76bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #996f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c71b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a699d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c61ba {
  color: #9c61ba;
}
Background
.bg-9c61ba {
  background-color: #9c61ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c61ba {
  border: 2px solid #9c61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c61ba, #ba61ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.97 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.06 #639e45 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9c61ba  rgb(156, 97, 186)  hsl(280, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#7fba61  rgb(127, 186, 97)  hsl(100, 39%, 55%)  Mantis
#ba9c61  rgb(186, 156, 97)  hsl(40, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba9c  rgb(97, 186, 156)  hsl(160, 39%, 55%)  Mint