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#9155CE

#9155ce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 58.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 269.75°, with 55.25% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #9155ce
  2. #92ce55

Split complementary

  1. #9155ce
  2. #cecd55
  3. #56ce55

Analogous

  1. #5556ce
  2. #9155ce
  3. #cd55ce

Triadic

  1. #9155ce
  2. #ce9155
  3. #55ce91

Tetradic

  1. #9155ce
  2. #ce5592
  3. #92ce55
  4. #55ce91

Square

  1. #9155ce
  2. #ce5556
  3. #92ce55
  4. #55cecd

Monochromatic

  1. #451f6b
  2. #6b30a7
  3. #9155ce
  4. #b790df
  5. #deccf0

Shades

#9155ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155ce
  2. #834db9
  3. #7444a5
  4. #663c90
  5. #57337c
  6. #492b67
  7. #3a2252
  8. #2c1a3e
  9. #1d1129
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155ce
  2. #9c66d3
  3. #a777d8
  4. #b288dd
  5. #bd99e2
  6. #c8aae7
  7. #d3bbeb
  8. #deccf0
  9. #e9ddf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155ce
  2. #8f59c6
  3. #8e5ebe
  4. #8c62b7
  5. #8a66af
  6. #896ba7
  7. #876f9f
  8. #857397
  9. #837790
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80689f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d71d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6167d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6868cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b64a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155ce {
  color: #9155ce;
}
Background
.bg-9155ce {
  background-color: #9155ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155ce {
  border: 2px solid #9155ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155ce, #cd55ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.83 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #6eaa31 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155ce  rgb(145, 85, 206)  hsl(270, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#92ce55  rgb(146, 206, 85)  hsl(90, 55%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#ce9155  rgb(206, 145, 85)  hsl(30, 55%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#55ce91  rgb(85, 206, 145)  hsl(150, 55%, 57%)  Emerald