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#9B60BC

#9b60bc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b60bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 37.65% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.55% cyan, 48.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 278.48°, with 40.71% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1897

Complementary

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #81bc60

Split complementary

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #afbc60
  3. #60bc6d

Analogous

  1. #6d60bc
  2. #9b60bc
  3. #bc60af

Triadic

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #bc9b60
  3. #60bc9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #bc6081
  3. #81bc60
  4. #60bc9b

Square

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #bc6d60
  3. #81bc60
  4. #60afbc

Monochromatic

  1. #49275c
  2. #743e92
  3. #9b60bc
  4. #bd96d3
  5. #dfcce9

Shades

#9b60bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #8c56a9
  3. #7c4d96
  4. #6d4384
  5. #5d3a71
  6. #4e305e
  7. #3e264b
  8. #2f1d38
  9. #1f1326
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b60bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #a570c3
  3. #af80c9
  4. #b990d0
  5. #c3a0d7
  6. #cdb0de
  7. #d7bfe4
  8. #e1cfeb
  9. #ebdff2
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b60bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b60bc
  2. #9863b6
  3. #9666b0
  4. #936aaa
  5. #906da4
  6. #8e709e
  7. #8b7398
  8. #887692
  9. #857a8c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b75bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a70bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99699e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b60bc {
  color: #9b60bc;
}
Background
.bg-9b60bc {
  background-color: #9b60bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b60bc {
  border: 2px solid #9b60bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b60bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 96 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 41% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b60bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b60bc, #bc60af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b60bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 96 188 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.24 #649f43 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9b60bc  rgb(155, 96, 188)  hsl(278, 41%, 56%)  Amethyst
#81bc60  rgb(129, 188, 96)  hsl(98, 41%, 56%)  Mantis
#bc9b60  rgb(188, 155, 96)  hsl(38, 41%, 56%)  Camel
#60bc9b  rgb(96, 188, 155)  hsl(158, 41%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine