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#9A65C8

#9a65c8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9a65c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 39.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23% cyan, 49.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 272.12°, with 47.37% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 0.86.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #93c865

Split complementary

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #c5c865
  3. #65c868

Analogous

  1. #6865c8
  2. #9a65c8
  3. #c865c5

Triadic

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #c89a65
  3. #65c89a

Tetradic

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #c86593
  3. #93c865
  4. #65c89a

Square

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #c86865
  3. #93c865
  4. #65c5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c276d
  2. #743ba5
  3. #9a65c8
  4. #bf9ddc
  5. #e4d6f0

Shades

#9a65c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #8b5bb4
  3. #7b51a0
  4. #6c478c
  5. #5c3d78
  6. #4d3364
  7. #3e2850
  8. #2e1e3c
  9. #1f1428
  10. #0f0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a65c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #a474ce
  3. #ae84d3
  4. #b893d9
  5. #c2a3de
  6. #cdb2e4
  7. #d7c1e9
  8. #e1d1ef
  9. #ebe0f4
  10. #f5f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a65c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a65c8
  2. #9768c1
  3. #956aba
  4. #926db2
  5. #9070ab
  6. #8d73a4
  7. #8a759d
  8. #887896
  9. #857b8e
  10. #837d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8974a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a7bcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597dc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93768d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7373ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7874c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9670a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a65c8 {
  color: #9a65c8;
}
Background
.bg-9a65c8 {
  background-color: #9a65c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9a65c8 {
  border: 2px solid #9a65c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a65c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 101 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a65c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a65c8, #c865c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a65c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 101 200 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 0.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.49 #659a37 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9a65c8  rgb(154, 101, 200)  hsl(272, 47%, 59%)  Amethyst
#93c865  rgb(147, 200, 101)  hsl(92, 47%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c89a65  rgb(200, 154, 101)  hsl(32, 47%, 59%)  Camel
#65c89a  rgb(101, 200, 154)  hsl(152, 47%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine