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#9F61BA

#9f61ba ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9f61ba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.52% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.8°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #7cba61

Split complementary

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #a8ba61
  3. #61ba73

Analogous

  1. #7361ba
  2. #9f61ba
  3. #ba61a8

Triadic

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #ba9f61
  3. #61ba9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #ba617c
  3. #7cba61
  4. #61ba9f

Square

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #ba7361
  3. #7cba61
  4. #61a8ba

Monochromatic

  1. #4b285a
  2. #773f90
  3. #9f61ba
  4. #bf96d1
  5. #e0cbe9

Shades

#9f61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #8f57a7
  3. #7f4e95
  4. #6f4482
  5. #5f3a70
  6. #50315d
  7. #40274a
  8. #301d38
  9. #201325
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #a971c1
  3. #b281c8
  4. #bc90cf
  5. #c5a0d6
  6. #cfb0dd
  7. #d9c0e3
  8. #e2d0ea
  9. #ecdff1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f61ba
  2. #9c64b4
  3. #9967ae
  4. #966aa9
  5. #936da3
  6. #90719d
  7. #8c7497
  8. #897791
  9. #867a8c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a7198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f76bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d6e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e72b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e699d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f61ba {
  color: #9f61ba;
}
Background
.bg-9f61ba {
  background-color: #9f61ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f61ba {
  border: 2px solid #9f61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f61ba, #ba61a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.82 #609e45 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9f61ba  rgb(159, 97, 186)  hsl(282, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#7cba61  rgb(124, 186, 97)  hsl(102, 39%, 55%)  Mantis
#ba9f61  rgb(186, 159, 97)  hsl(42, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba9f  rgb(97, 186, 159)  hsl(162, 39%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine