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#995AED

#995aed ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#995aed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.44% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 80.33% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.202

Complementary

  1. #995aed
  2. #aeed5a

Split complementary

  1. #995aed
  2. #ede25a
  3. #65ed5a

Analogous

  1. #5a65ed
  2. #995aed
  3. #e25aed

Triadic

  1. #995aed
  2. #ed995a
  3. #5aed99

Tetradic

  1. #995aed
  2. #ed5aae
  3. #aeed5a
  4. #5aed99

Square

  1. #995aed
  2. #ed5a65
  3. #aeed5a
  4. #5aede2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d119d
  2. #6f19e2
  3. #995aed
  4. #c49ff5
  5. #eee4fc

Shades

#995aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #995aed
  2. #8a51d5
  3. #7a48be
  4. #6b3fa6
  5. #5c368e
  6. #4d2d77
  7. #3d245f
  8. #2e1b47
  9. #1f122f
  10. #0f0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#995aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #995aed
  2. #a36bef
  3. #ad7bf1
  4. #b88cf2
  5. #c29cf4
  6. #ccadf6
  7. #d6bdf8
  8. #e0cefa
  9. #ebdefb
  10. #f5effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#995aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #995aed
  2. #975ee2
  3. #9462d7
  4. #9265cc
  5. #8f69c1
  6. #8d6db7
  7. #8a71ac
  8. #8875a1
  9. #857896
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8970b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6070f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e6fc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-995aed {
  color: #995aed;
}
Background
.bg-995aed {
  background-color: #995aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-995aed {
  border: 2px solid #995aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #995aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-995aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #995aed, #e25aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-995aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.21 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.99 #66a512 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#995aed  rgb(153, 90, 237)  hsl(266, 80%, 64%)  Amethyst
#aeed5a  rgb(174, 237, 90)  hsl(86, 80%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ed995a  rgb(237, 153, 90)  hsl(26, 80%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#5aed99  rgb(90, 237, 153)  hsl(146, 80%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green