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#9762BB

#9762bb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9762bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.25% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 275.73°, with 39.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.189

Complementary

  1. #9762bb
  2. #86bb62

Split complementary

  1. #9762bb
  2. #b3bb62
  3. #62bb6a

Analogous

  1. #6a62bb
  2. #9762bb
  3. #bb62b3

Triadic

  1. #9762bb
  2. #bb9762
  3. #62bb97

Tetradic

  1. #9762bb
  2. #bb6286
  3. #86bb62
  4. #62bb97

Square

  1. #9762bb
  2. #bb6a62
  3. #86bb62
  4. #62b3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #47285c
  2. #703f91
  3. #9762bb
  4. #ba97d2
  5. #decde9

Shades

#9762bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9762bb
  2. #8858a8
  3. #794e96
  4. #6a4583
  5. #5b3b70
  6. #4c315e
  7. #3c274b
  8. #2d1d38
  9. #1e1425
  10. #0f0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9762bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9762bb
  2. #a172c2
  3. #ac81c9
  4. #b691cf
  5. #c1a1d6
  6. #cbb1dd
  7. #d5c0e4
  8. #e0d0eb
  9. #eae0f1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9762bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9762bb
  2. #9565b5
  3. #9268af
  4. #906ba9
  5. #8e6ea3
  6. #8c719e
  7. #897498
  8. #877792
  9. #857a8c
  10. #827d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #867098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d76be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b79b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #937086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7871ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #946b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9762bb {
  color: #9762bb;
}
Background
.bg-9762bb {
  background-color: #9762bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9762bb {
  border: 2px solid #9762bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9762bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9762bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9762bb, #bb62b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9762bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.83 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.24 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.26 #689d44 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9762bb  rgb(151, 98, 187)  hsl(276, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst
#86bb62  rgb(134, 187, 98)  hsl(96, 40%, 56%)  Pistachio
#bb9762  rgb(187, 151, 98)  hsl(36, 40%, 56%)  Camel
#62bb97  rgb(98, 187, 151)  hsl(156, 40%, 56%)  Mint