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#9166BD

#9166bd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9166bd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 40% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.28% cyan, 46.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 269.66°, with 39.73% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.192

Complementary

  1. #9166bd
  2. #92bd66

Split complementary

  1. #9166bd
  2. #bdbd66
  3. #66bd66

Analogous

  1. #6666bd
  2. #9166bd
  3. #bd66bd

Triadic

  1. #9166bd
  2. #bd9166
  3. #66bd91

Tetradic

  1. #9166bd
  2. #bd6692
  3. #92bd66
  4. #66bd91

Square

  1. #9166bd
  2. #bd6666
  3. #92bd66
  4. #66bdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #452a60
  2. #6b4196
  3. #9166bd
  4. #b79bd4
  5. #ded1eb

Shades

#9166bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9166bd
  2. #835caa
  3. #745297
  4. #664784
  5. #573d71
  6. #49335f
  7. #3a294c
  8. #2c1f39
  9. #1d1426
  10. #0f0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9166bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9166bd
  2. #9c75c4
  3. #a785ca
  4. #b294d1
  5. #bda3d7
  6. #c8b3de
  7. #d3c2e5
  8. #ded1eb
  9. #e9e0f2
  10. #f4f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9166bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9166bd
  2. #8f69b7
  3. #8e6bb1
  4. #8c6eab
  5. #8a70a5
  6. #89739f
  7. #877698
  8. #857892
  9. #837b8c
  10. #827d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #837299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f78c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a79bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a7588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7071bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7472bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9166bd {
  color: #9166bd;
}
Background
.bg-9166bd {
  background-color: #9166bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9166bd {
  border: 2px solid #9166bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9166bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 102 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9166bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9166bd, #bd66bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9166bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 102 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.83 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.92 #6e9942 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9166bd  rgb(145, 102, 189)  hsl(270, 40%, 57%)  Amethyst
#92bd66  rgb(146, 189, 102)  hsl(90, 40%, 57%)  Pistachio
#bd9166  rgb(189, 145, 102)  hsl(30, 40%, 57%)  Camel
#66bd91  rgb(102, 189, 145)  hsl(150, 40%, 57%)  Mint