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#945FCC

#945fcc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#945fcc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 37.25% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.45% cyan, 53.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 269.17°, with 51.66% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #945fcc
  2. #97cc5f

Split complementary

  1. #945fcc
  2. #ccca5f
  3. #61cc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f61cc
  2. #945fcc
  3. #ca5fcc

Triadic

  1. #945fcc
  2. #cc945f
  3. #5fcc94

Tetradic

  1. #945fcc
  2. #cc5f97
  3. #97cc5f
  4. #5fcc94

Square

  1. #945fcc
  2. #cc5f61
  3. #97cc5f
  4. #5fccca

Monochromatic

  1. #48236f
  2. #6e36a9
  3. #945fcc
  4. #bb99de
  5. #e2d3f1

Shades

#945fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #945fcc
  2. #8556b8
  3. #764ca3
  4. #68438f
  5. #59397a
  6. #4a3066
  7. #3b2652
  8. #2c1d3d
  9. #1e1329
  10. #0f0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#945fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #945fcc
  2. #9f6fd1
  3. #a97fd6
  4. #b48fdb
  5. #bf9fe0
  6. #caafe6
  7. #d4bfeb
  8. #dfcff0
  9. #eadff5
  10. #f4effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#945fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #945fcc
  2. #9262c4
  3. #9066bd
  4. #8e69b5
  5. #8c6cae
  6. #8a70a6
  7. #88739e
  8. #867697
  9. #84798f
  10. #827d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #846fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a77d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b78c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a738c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e6caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-945fcc {
  color: #945fcc;
}
Background
.bg-945fcc {
  background-color: #945fcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-945fcc {
  border: 2px solid #945fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #945fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 95 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 52% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-945fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #945fcc, #ca5fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-945fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 95 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.68 #6ba033 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#945fcc  rgb(148, 95, 204)  hsl(269, 52%, 59%)  Amethyst
#97cc5f  rgb(151, 204, 95)  hsl(89, 52%, 59%)  Pistachio
#cc945f  rgb(204, 148, 95)  hsl(29, 52%, 59%)  Persian Orange
#5fcc94  rgb(95, 204, 148)  hsl(149, 52%, 59%)  Caribbean Green