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#975CC7

#975cc7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#975cc7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 36.08% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 53.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 273.08°, with 48.86% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #975cc7
  2. #8cc75c

Split complementary

  1. #975cc7
  2. #c2c75c
  3. #5cc761

Analogous

  1. #615cc7
  2. #975cc7
  3. #c75cc2

Triadic

  1. #975cc7
  2. #c7975c
  3. #5cc797

Tetradic

  1. #975cc7
  2. #c75c8c
  3. #8cc75c
  4. #5cc797

Square

  1. #975cc7
  2. #c7615c
  3. #8cc75c
  4. #5cc2c7

Monochromatic

  1. #482367
  2. #7137a0
  3. #975cc7
  4. #bb95db
  5. #e0ceee

Shades

#975cc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #975cc7
  2. #8853b3
  3. #794a9f
  4. #6a408b
  5. #5b3777
  6. #4c2e64
  7. #3c2550
  8. #2d1c3c
  9. #1e1228
  10. #0f0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#975cc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #975cc7
  2. #a16ccd
  3. #ac7dd2
  4. #b68dd8
  5. #c19ddd
  6. #cbaee3
  7. #d5bee9
  8. #e0ceee
  9. #eadef4
  10. #f5eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#975cc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #975cc7
  2. #9560c0
  3. #9263b9
  4. #9067b2
  5. #8e6aab
  6. #8c6ea4
  7. #89729c
  8. #877595
  9. #85798e
  10. #827c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a74cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e77c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #906f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726dc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9368a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-975cc7 {
  color: #975cc7;
}
Background
.bg-975cc7 {
  background-color: #975cc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-975cc7 {
  border: 2px solid #975cc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #975cc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 92 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 49% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-975cc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #975cc7, #c75cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-975cc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 92 199 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.68 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.47 #68a338 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#975cc7  rgb(151, 92, 199)  hsl(273, 49%, 57%)  Amethyst
#8cc75c  rgb(140, 199, 92)  hsl(93, 49%, 57%)  Pistachio
#c7975c  rgb(199, 151, 92)  hsl(33, 49%, 57%)  Camel
#5cc797  rgb(92, 199, 151)  hsl(153, 49%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine