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#9559E1

#9559e1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9559e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 34.9% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.78% cyan, 60.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 266.47°, with 69.39% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1897

Complementary

  1. #9559e1
  2. #a5e159

Split complementary

  1. #9559e1
  2. #e1d959
  3. #61e159

Analogous

  1. #5961e1
  2. #9559e1
  3. #d959e1

Triadic

  1. #9559e1
  2. #e19559
  3. #59e195

Tetradic

  1. #9559e1
  2. #e159a5
  3. #a5e159
  4. #59e195

Square

  1. #9559e1
  2. #e15961
  3. #a5e159
  4. #59e1d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1988
  2. #6d24c9
  3. #9559e1
  4. #be9aed
  5. #e8dbf8

Shades

#9559e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9559e1
  2. #8650cb
  3. #7747b4
  4. #683e9e
  5. #593587
  6. #4b2d71
  7. #3c245a
  8. #2d1b44
  9. #1e122d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#9559e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9559e1
  2. #a06ae4
  3. #aa7ae7
  4. #b58bea
  5. #bf9bed
  6. #caacf0
  7. #d5bdf3
  8. #dfcdf6
  9. #eadef9
  10. #f4eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9559e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9559e1
  2. #935dd7
  3. #9161ce
  4. #8f65c4
  5. #8d69ba
  6. #8b6db1
  7. #8870a7
  8. #86749d
  9. #847893
  10. #827c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c78de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606de4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676ddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c6bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9559e1 {
  color: #9559e1;
}
Background
.bg-9559e1 {
  background-color: #9559e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9559e1 {
  border: 2px solid #9559e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9559e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 89 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 69% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9559e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9559e1, #d959e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9559e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 89 225 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.23 #6aa61e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9559e1  rgb(149, 89, 225)  hsl(266, 69%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a5e159  rgb(165, 225, 89)  hsl(86, 69%, 62%)  Inchworm
#e19559  rgb(225, 149, 89)  hsl(26, 69%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#59e195  rgb(89, 225, 149)  hsl(146, 69%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green