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#9E51EC

#9e51ec ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9e51ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.05% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 269.81°, 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1921

Complementary

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #9fec51

Split complementary

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #ecec51
  3. #52ec51

Analogous

  1. #5152ec
  2. #9e51ec
  3. #ec51ec

Triadic

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #ec9e51
  3. #51ec9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #ec519f
  3. #9fec51
  4. #51ec9e

Square

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #ec5152
  3. #9fec51
  4. #51ecec

Monochromatic

  1. #521094
  2. #7818d9
  3. #9e51ec
  4. #c496f4
  5. #ebdbfb

Shades

#9e51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #8e49d4
  3. #7e41bd
  4. #6f39a5
  5. #5f318e
  6. #4f2976
  7. #3f205e
  8. #2f1847
  9. #20102f
  10. #100818
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #a862ee
  3. #b174f0
  4. #bb85f2
  5. #c597f4
  6. #cfa8f6
  7. #d8b9f7
  8. #e2cbf9
  9. #ecdcfb
  10. #f5eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e51ec
  2. #9b56e1
  3. #985ad6
  4. #955fcc
  5. #9264c1
  6. #8f69b6
  7. #8c6dab
  8. #8972a0
  9. #867796
  10. #837b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 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 #1079e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f7498 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606aef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9568bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e51ec {
  color: #9e51ec;
}
Background
.bg-9e51ec {
  background-color: #9e51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e51ec {
  border: 2px solid #9e51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e51ec, #ec51ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.27 #61ae13 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9e51ec  rgb(158, 81, 236)  hsl(270, 80%, 62%)  Amethyst
#9fec51  rgb(159, 236, 81)  hsl(90, 80%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ec9e51  rgb(236, 158, 81)  hsl(30, 80%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#51ec9e  rgb(81, 236, 158)  hsl(150, 80%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green