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#975BDC

#975bdc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#975bdc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 35.69% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 58.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 267.91°, with 64.82% saturation and 60.98% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #975bdc
  2. #a0dc5b

Split complementary

  1. #975bdc
  2. #dcd85b
  3. #5fdc5b

Analogous

  1. #5b5fdc
  2. #975bdc
  3. #d85bdc

Triadic

  1. #975bdc
  2. #dc975b
  3. #5bdc97

Tetradic

  1. #975bdc
  2. #dc5ba0
  3. #a0dc5b
  4. #5bdc97

Square

  1. #975bdc
  2. #dc5b5f
  3. #a0dc5b
  4. #5bdcd8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1c82
  2. #7029c1
  3. #975bdc
  4. #bf9ae9
  5. #e7d9f7

Shades

#975bdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #975bdc
  2. #8852c6
  3. #7949b0
  4. #6a409a
  5. #5b3784
  6. #4c2e6e
  7. #3c2458
  8. #2d1b42
  9. #1e122c
  10. #0f0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#975bdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #975bdc
  2. #a16be0
  3. #ac7ce3
  4. #b68ce7
  5. #c19dea
  6. #cbadee
  7. #d5bdf1
  8. #e0cef5
  9. #eadef8
  10. #f5effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#975bdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #975bdc
  2. #955fd3
  3. #9262ca
  4. #9066c0
  5. #8e6ab7
  6. #8c6eae
  7. #8971a5
  8. #87759c
  9. #857992
  10. #827c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a78e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3979d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a7593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-975bdc {
  color: #975bdc;
}
Background
.bg-975bdc {
  background-color: #975bdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-975bdc {
  border: 2px solid #975bdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #975bdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 91 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-975bdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #975bdc, #d85bdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-975bdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 91 220 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.96 #68a423 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#975bdc  rgb(151, 91, 220)  hsl(268, 65%, 61%)  Amethyst
#a0dc5b  rgb(160, 220, 91)  hsl(88, 65%, 61%)  Inchworm
#dc975b  rgb(220, 151, 91)  hsl(28, 65%, 61%)  Persian Orange
#5bdc97  rgb(91, 220, 151)  hsl(148, 65%, 61%)  Emerald