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#9E59CD

#9e59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9e59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.93% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 275.69°, 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #88cd59

Split complementary

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #c2cd59
  3. #59cd64

Analogous

  1. #6459cd
  2. #9e59cd
  3. #cd59c2

Triadic

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #cd9e59
  3. #59cd9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #cd5988
  3. #88cd59
  4. #59cd9e

Square

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #cd6459
  3. #88cd59
  4. #59c2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e216c
  2. #7832a7
  3. #9e59cd
  4. #c094df
  5. #e3cff0

Shades

#9e59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #8e50b9
  3. #7e47a4
  4. #6f3e90
  5. #5f357b
  6. #4f2d67
  7. #3f2452
  8. #2f1b3e
  9. #201229
  10. #100915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #a86ad2
  3. #b17ad7
  4. #bb8bdc
  5. #c59be1
  6. #cface6
  7. #d8bdeb
  8. #e2cdf0
  9. #ecdef5
  10. #f5eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e59cd
  2. #9b5dc5
  3. #9861be
  4. #9565b6
  5. #9269ae
  6. #8f6da7
  7. #8c709f
  8. #897497
  9. #86788f
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3275d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e6bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a66a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e59cd {
  color: #9e59cd;
}
Background
.bg-9e59cd {
  background-color: #9e59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e59cd {
  border: 2px solid #9e59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e59cd, #cd59c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.22 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.70 #61a632 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9e59cd  rgb(158, 89, 205)  hsl(276, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#88cd59  rgb(136, 205, 89)  hsl(96, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cd9e59  rgb(205, 158, 89)  hsl(36, 54%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#59cd9e  rgb(89, 205, 158)  hsl(156, 54%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine