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#9155CB

#9155cb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 58.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 270.51°, with 53.15% saturation and 56.47% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #9155cb
  2. #8fcb55

Split complementary

  1. #9155cb
  2. #cacb55
  3. #55cb56

Analogous

  1. #5655cb
  2. #9155cb
  3. #cb55ca

Triadic

  1. #9155cb
  2. #cb9155
  3. #55cb91

Tetradic

  1. #9155cb
  2. #cb558f
  3. #8fcb55
  4. #55cb91

Square

  1. #9155cb
  2. #cb5655
  3. #8fcb55
  4. #55cacb

Monochromatic

  1. #442067
  2. #6b32a2
  3. #9155cb
  4. #b790dd
  5. #ddcaef

Shades

#9155cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155cb
  2. #834db7
  3. #7444a2
  4. #663c8e
  5. #57337a
  6. #492b66
  7. #3a2251
  8. #2c1a3d
  9. #1d1129
  10. #0f0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155cb
  2. #9c66d0
  3. #a777d5
  4. #b288db
  5. #bd99e0
  6. #c8aae5
  7. #d3bbea
  8. #deccef
  9. #e9ddf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155cb
  2. #8f59c4
  3. #8e5ebc
  4. #8c62b5
  5. #8a66ad
  6. #896ba6
  7. #876f9e
  8. #857397
  9. #83778f
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80689e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2270cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d72c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #876c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6266cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6968c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b64a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155cb {
  color: #9155cb;
}
Background
.bg-9155cb {
  background-color: #9155cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155cb {
  border: 2px solid #9155cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155cb, #cb55ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 203 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.11 #6eaa34 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155cb  rgb(145, 85, 203)  hsl(271, 53%, 56%)  Amethyst
#8fcb55  rgb(143, 203, 85)  hsl(91, 53%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#cb9155  rgb(203, 145, 85)  hsl(31, 53%, 56%)  Peru
#55cb91  rgb(85, 203, 145)  hsl(151, 53%, 56%)  Caribbean Green