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#976DCB

#976dcb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#976dcb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 42.75% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 46.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 266.81°, with 47.47% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #976dcb
  2. #a1cb6d

Split complementary

  1. #976dcb
  2. #cbc66d
  3. #72cb6d

Analogous

  1. #6d72cb
  2. #976dcb
  3. #c66dcb

Triadic

  1. #976dcb
  2. #cb976d
  3. #6dcb97

Tetradic

  1. #976dcb
  2. #cb6da1
  3. #a1cb6d
  4. #6dcb97

Square

  1. #976dcb
  2. #cb6d72
  3. #a1cb6d
  4. #6dcbc6

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2a75
  2. #703eae
  3. #976dcb
  4. #bfa5df
  5. #e7def3

Shades

#976dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #976dcb
  2. #8862b7
  3. #7957a2
  4. #6a4c8e
  5. #5b417a
  6. #4c3766
  7. #3c2c51
  8. #2d213d
  9. #1e1629
  10. #0f0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#976dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #976dcb
  2. #a17cd0
  3. #ac8ad5
  4. #b699db
  5. #c1a7e0
  6. #cbb6e5
  7. #d5c5ea
  8. #e0d3ef
  9. #eae2f5
  10. #f5f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#976dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #976dcb
  2. #956fc4
  3. #9271bc
  4. #9073b5
  5. #8e75ad
  6. #8c77a6
  7. #89789e
  8. #877a97
  9. #857c8f
  10. #827e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a79a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5380ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d81c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e7d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7479cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7879ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9277ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-976dcb {
  color: #976dcb;
}
Background
.bg-976dcb {
  background-color: #976dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-976dcb {
  border: 2px solid #976dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #976dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 109 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 47% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-976dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #976dcb, #c66dcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-976dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 109 203 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #689234 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#976dcb  rgb(151, 109, 203)  hsl(267, 47%, 61%)  Amethyst
#a1cb6d  rgb(161, 203, 109)  hsl(87, 47%, 61%)  Pistachio
#cb976d  rgb(203, 151, 109)  hsl(27, 47%, 61%)  Camel
#6dcb97  rgb(109, 203, 151)  hsl(147, 47%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine