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#9861BA

#9861ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9861ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.28% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 277.08°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1877

Complementary

  1. #9861ba
  2. #83ba61

Split complementary

  1. #9861ba
  2. #b0ba61
  3. #61ba6b

Analogous

  1. #6b61ba
  2. #9861ba
  3. #ba61b0

Triadic

  1. #9861ba
  2. #ba9861
  3. #61ba98

Tetradic

  1. #9861ba
  2. #ba6183
  3. #83ba61
  4. #61ba98

Square

  1. #9861ba
  2. #ba6b61
  3. #83ba61
  4. #61b0ba

Monochromatic

  1. #47285a
  2. #713f90
  3. #9861ba
  4. #bb96d1
  5. #ddcbe9

Shades

#9861ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9861ba
  2. #8957a7
  3. #7a4e95
  4. #6a4482
  5. #5b3a70
  6. #4c315d
  7. #3d274a
  8. #2e1d38
  9. #1e1325
  10. #0f0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9861ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9861ba
  2. #a271c1
  3. #ad81c8
  4. #b790cf
  5. #c1a0d6
  6. #ccb0dd
  7. #d6c0e3
  8. #e0d0ea
  9. #eadff1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9861ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9861ba
  2. #9664b4
  3. #9367ae
  4. #916aa9
  5. #8e6da3
  6. #8c719d
  7. #8a7497
  8. #877791
  9. #857a8c
  10. #827d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c75bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c79b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #946f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7870b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #966a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9861ba {
  color: #9861ba;
}
Background
.bg-9861ba {
  background-color: #9861ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9861ba {
  border: 2px solid #9861ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9861ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9861ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9861ba, #ba61b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9861ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.44 #679e45 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9861ba  rgb(152, 97, 186)  hsl(277, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#83ba61  rgb(131, 186, 97)  hsl(97, 39%, 55%)  Pistachio
#ba9861  rgb(186, 152, 97)  hsl(37, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba98  rgb(97, 186, 152)  hsl(157, 39%, 55%)  Mint