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#975BC5

#975bc5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#975bc5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 35.69% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.35% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 273.96°, with 47.75% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #975bc5
  2. #89c55b

Split complementary

  1. #975bc5
  2. #bec55b
  3. #5bc562

Analogous

  1. #625bc5
  2. #975bc5
  3. #c55bbe

Triadic

  1. #975bc5
  2. #c5975b
  3. #5bc597

Tetradic

  1. #975bc5
  2. #c55b89
  3. #89c55b
  4. #5bc597

Square

  1. #975bc5
  2. #c5625b
  3. #89c55b
  4. #5bbec5

Monochromatic

  1. #482364
  2. #70379c
  3. #975bc5
  4. #bb94d9
  5. #dfcced

Shades

#975bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #975bc5
  2. #8852b1
  3. #79499e
  4. #6a408a
  5. #5b3776
  6. #4c2e63
  7. #3c244f
  8. #2d1b3b
  9. #1e1227
  10. #0f0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#975bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #975bc5
  2. #a16bcb
  3. #ac7cd1
  4. #b68cd6
  5. #c19ddc
  6. #cbade2
  7. #d5bde8
  8. #e0ceee
  9. #eadef3
  10. #f5eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#975bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #975bc5
  2. #955fbe
  3. #9262b7
  4. #9066b0
  5. #8e6aa9
  6. #8c6ea3
  7. #89719c
  8. #877595
  9. #85798e
  10. #827c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #846c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a74c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e77c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #906e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6bc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9367a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-975bc5 {
  color: #975bc5;
}
Background
.bg-975bc5 {
  background-color: #975bc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-975bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #975bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #975bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 91 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 48% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-975bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #975bc5, #c55bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-975bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 91 197 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.22 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.58 #68a43a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#975bc5  rgb(151, 91, 197)  hsl(274, 48%, 56%)  Amethyst
#89c55b  rgb(137, 197, 91)  hsl(94, 48%, 56%)  Pistachio
#c5975b  rgb(197, 151, 91)  hsl(34, 48%, 56%)  Camel
#5bc597  rgb(91, 197, 151)  hsl(154, 48%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine