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#955CCD

#955ccd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#955ccd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 36.08% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 55.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270.27°, with 53.05% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1845

Complementary

  1. #955ccd
  2. #94cd5c

Split complementary

  1. #955ccd
  2. #cccd5c
  3. #5ccd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d5ccd
  2. #955ccd
  3. #cd5ccc

Triadic

  1. #955ccd
  2. #cd955c
  3. #5ccd95

Tetradic

  1. #955ccd
  2. #cd5c94
  3. #94cd5c
  4. #5ccd95

Square

  1. #955ccd
  2. #cd5d5c
  3. #94cd5c
  4. #5ccccd

Monochromatic

  1. #48226e
  2. #6f34a9
  3. #955ccd
  4. #bb97df
  5. #e1d1f1

Shades

#955ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #955ccd
  2. #8653b9
  3. #774aa4
  4. #684090
  5. #59377b
  6. #4b2e67
  7. #3c2552
  8. #2d1c3e
  9. #1e1229
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#955ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #955ccd
  2. #a06cd2
  3. #aa7dd7
  4. #b58ddc
  5. #bf9de1
  6. #caaee6
  7. #d5beeb
  8. #dfcef0
  9. #eadef5
  10. #f4effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#955ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #955ccd
  2. #9360c5
  3. #9163be
  4. #8f67b6
  5. #8d6aae
  6. #8b6ea7
  7. #88729f
  8. #867597
  9. #84798f
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #846da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3375d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4777ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f69aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-955ccd {
  color: #955ccd;
}
Background
.bg-955ccd {
  background-color: #955ccd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-955ccd {
  border: 2px solid #955ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #955ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 92 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-955ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #955ccd, #cd5ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-955ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 92 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.23 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.64 #6aa332 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#955ccd  rgb(149, 92, 205)  hsl(270, 53%, 58%)  Amethyst
#94cd5c  rgb(148, 205, 92)  hsl(90, 53%, 58%)  Pistachio
#cd955c  rgb(205, 149, 92)  hsl(30, 53%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#5ccd95  rgb(92, 205, 149)  hsl(150, 53%, 58%)  Caribbean Green