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#9456EA

#9456ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9456ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.75% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 265.14°, with 77.89% saturation and 62.75% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1889

Complementary

  1. #9456ea
  2. #acea56

Split complementary

  1. #9456ea
  2. #eade56
  3. #62ea56

Analogous

  1. #5662ea
  2. #9456ea
  3. #de56ea

Triadic

  1. #9456ea
  2. #ea9456
  3. #56ea94

Tetradic

  1. #9456ea
  2. #ea56ac
  3. #acea56
  4. #56ea94

Square

  1. #9456ea
  2. #ea5662
  3. #acea56
  4. #56eade

Monochromatic

  1. #491295
  2. #6a1bd9
  3. #9456ea
  4. #bf9af2
  5. #eadefb

Shades

#9456ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9456ea
  2. #854dd3
  3. #7645bb
  4. #683ca4
  5. #59348c
  6. #4a2b75
  7. #3b225e
  8. #2c1a46
  9. #1e112f
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#9456ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9456ea
  2. #9f67ec
  3. #a978ee
  4. #b489f0
  5. #bf9af2
  6. #caabf5
  7. #d4bbf7
  8. #dfccf9
  9. #eaddfb
  10. #f4eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9456ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9456ea
  2. #925adf
  3. #905ed5
  4. #8e63ca
  5. #8c67c0
  6. #8a6bb5
  7. #886faa
  8. #8673a0
  9. #847895
  10. #827c8b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #846cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0477e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807798 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #896bbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9456ea {
  color: #9456ea;
}
Background
.bg-9456ea {
  background-color: #9456ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9456ea {
  border: 2px solid #9456ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9456ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9456ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9456ea, #de56ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9456ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.38 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.85 #6ba915 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9456ea  rgb(148, 86, 234)  hsl(265, 78%, 63%)  Amethyst
#acea56  rgb(172, 234, 86)  hsl(85, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#ea9456  rgb(234, 148, 86)  hsl(25, 78%, 63%)  Persian Orange
#56ea94  rgb(86, 234, 148)  hsl(145, 78%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green