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#9666CD

#9666cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9666cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 40% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.83% cyan, 50.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 267.96°, with 50.74% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 0.73.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2039

Complementary

  1. #9666cd
  2. #9dcd66

Split complementary

  1. #9666cd
  2. #cdca66
  3. #6acd66

Analogous

  1. #666acd
  2. #9666cd
  3. #ca66cd

Triadic

  1. #9666cd
  2. #cd9666
  3. #66cd96

Tetradic

  1. #9666cd
  2. #cd669d
  3. #9dcd66
  4. #66cd96

Square

  1. #9666cd
  2. #cd666a
  3. #9dcd66
  4. #66cdca

Monochromatic

  1. #4a2674
  2. #6f39ae
  3. #9666cd
  4. #bea0e0
  5. #e5d9f3

Shades

#9666cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9666cd
  2. #875cb9
  3. #7852a4
  4. #694790
  5. #5a3d7b
  6. #4b3367
  7. #3c2952
  8. #2d1f3e
  9. #1e1429
  10. #0f0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#9666cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9666cd
  2. #a175d2
  3. #ab85d7
  4. #b694dc
  5. #c0a3e1
  6. #cbb3e6
  7. #d5c2eb
  8. #e0d1f0
  9. #eae0f5
  10. #f5f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9666cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9666cd
  2. #9469c5
  3. #926bbe
  4. #8f6eb6
  5. #8d70ae
  6. #8b73a7
  7. #89769f
  8. #877897
  9. #847b8f
  10. #827d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8874a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #467cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c7990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f74cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7474cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9072ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9666cd {
  color: #9666cd;
}
Background
.bg-9666cd {
  background-color: #9666cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9666cd {
  border: 2px solid #9666cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9666cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 102 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9666cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9666cd, #ca66cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9666cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 102 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 0.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.97 #699932 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9666cd  rgb(150, 102, 205)  hsl(268, 51%, 60%)  Amethyst
#9dcd66  rgb(157, 205, 102)  hsl(88, 51%, 60%)  Pistachio
#cd9666  rgb(205, 150, 102)  hsl(28, 51%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#66cd96  rgb(102, 205, 150)  hsl(148, 51%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine