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#9D51EC

#9d51ec ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9d51ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.47% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 269.42°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #a0ec51

Split complementary

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #eceb51
  3. #53ec51

Analogous

  1. #5153ec
  2. #9d51ec
  3. #eb51ec

Triadic

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #ec9d51
  3. #51ec9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #ec51a0
  3. #a0ec51
  4. #51ec9d

Square

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #ec5153
  3. #a0ec51
  4. #51eceb

Monochromatic

  1. #511094
  2. #7618d9
  3. #9d51ec
  4. #c496f4
  5. #ebdbfb

Shades

#9d51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #8d49d4
  3. #7e41bd
  4. #6e39a5
  5. #5e318e
  6. #4f2976
  7. #3f205e
  8. #2f1847
  9. #1f102f
  10. #100818
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #a762ee
  3. #b174f0
  4. #ba85f2
  5. #c497f4
  6. #cea8f6
  7. #d8b9f7
  8. #e2cbf9
  9. #ebdcfb
  10. #f5eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d51ec
  2. #9a56e1
  3. #975ad6
  4. #945fcc
  5. #9164c1
  6. #8f69b6
  7. #8c6dab
  8. #8972a0
  9. #867796
  10. #837b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896bb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b79e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d7498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9468bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d51ec {
  color: #9d51ec;
}
Background
.bg-9d51ec {
  background-color: #9d51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d51ec {
  border: 2px solid #9d51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d51ec, #eb51ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.00 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #62ae13 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9d51ec  rgb(157, 81, 236)  hsl(269, 80%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a0ec51  rgb(160, 236, 81)  hsl(89, 80%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ec9d51  rgb(236, 157, 81)  hsl(29, 80%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#51ec9d  rgb(81, 236, 157)  hsl(149, 80%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green