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#9550EA

#9550ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9550ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 31.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.32% cyan, 65.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 266.88°, with 78.57% saturation and 61.57% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 7.18.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1807

Complementary

  1. #9550ea
  2. #a5ea50

Split complementary

  1. #9550ea
  2. #eae250
  3. #58ea50

Analogous

  1. #5058ea
  2. #9550ea
  3. #e250ea

Triadic

  1. #9550ea
  2. #ea9550
  3. #50ea95

Tetradic

  1. #9550ea
  2. #ea50a5
  3. #a5ea50
  4. #50ea95

Square

  1. #9550ea
  2. #ea5058
  3. #a5ea50
  4. #50eae2

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1190
  2. #6d19d4
  3. #9550ea
  4. #be94f2
  5. #e8d9fa

Shades

#9550ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9550ea
  2. #8648d3
  3. #7740bb
  4. #6838a4
  5. #59308c
  6. #4b2875
  7. #3c205e
  8. #2d1846
  9. #1e102f
  10. #0f0817
  11. #000000

Tints

#9550ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9550ea
  2. #a062ec
  3. #aa73ee
  4. #b585f0
  5. #bf96f2
  6. #caa8f5
  7. #d5b9f7
  8. #dfcbf9
  9. #eadcfb
  10. #f4eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9550ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9550ea
  2. #9355df
  3. #915ad5
  4. #8f5eca
  5. #8d63c0
  6. #8b68b5
  7. #886daa
  8. #8672a0
  9. #847695
  10. #827b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8369b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #827396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5868ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f68e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a67be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9550ea {
  color: #9550ea;
}
Background
.bg-9550ea {
  background-color: #9550ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9550ea {
  border: 2px solid #9550ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9550ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 80 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9550ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9550ea, #e250ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9550ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 80 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.35 #6aaf15 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9550ea  rgb(149, 80, 234)  hsl(267, 79%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a5ea50  rgb(165, 234, 80)  hsl(87, 79%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ea9550  rgb(234, 149, 80)  hsl(27, 79%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#50ea95  rgb(80, 234, 149)  hsl(147, 79%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green