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#9B60B7

#9b60b7 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b60b7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 37.65% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.3% cyan, 47.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.69°, with 37.66% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 4.4.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1875

Complementary

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #7cb760

Split complementary

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #a8b760
  3. #60b770

Analogous

  1. #7060b7
  2. #9b60b7
  3. #b760a8

Triadic

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #b79b60
  3. #60b79b

Tetradic

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #b7607c
  3. #7cb760
  4. #60b79b

Square

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #b77060
  3. #7cb760
  4. #60a8b7

Monochromatic

  1. #472757
  2. #733f8b
  3. #9b60b7
  4. #bc95cf
  5. #ddc9e7

Shades

#9b60b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #8c56a5
  3. #7c4d92
  4. #6d4380
  5. #5d3a6e
  6. #4e305c
  7. #3e2649
  8. #2f1d37
  9. #1f1325
  10. #100a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b60b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #a570be
  3. #af80c5
  4. #b990cd
  5. #c3a0d4
  6. #cdb0db
  7. #d7bfe2
  8. #e1cfe9
  9. #ebdff1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b60b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b60b7
  2. #9863b2
  3. #9666ac
  4. #936aa7
  5. #906da1
  6. #8e709c
  7. #8b7396
  8. #887691
  9. #857a8b
  10. #837d86
  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 #876f95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e75ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7ab5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #996d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756db9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b70b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a689a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b60b7 {
  color: #9b60b7;
}
Background
.bg-9b60b7 {
  background-color: #9b60b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b60b7 {
  border: 2px solid #9b60b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b60b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 96 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 38% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b60b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b60b7, #b760a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b60b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 96 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.87 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.50 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.59 #649f48 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9b60b7  rgb(155, 96, 183)  hsl(281, 38%, 55%)  Amethyst
#7cb760  rgb(124, 183, 96)  hsl(101, 38%, 55%)  Mantis
#b79b60  rgb(183, 155, 96)  hsl(41, 38%, 55%)  Camel
#60b79b  rgb(96, 183, 155)  hsl(161, 38%, 55%)  Mint