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#9E65B0

#9e65b0 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9e65b0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 39.61% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.23% cyan, 42.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 32.19% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1971

Complementary

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #77b065

Split complementary

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #9cb065
  3. #65b078

Analogous

  1. #7865b0
  2. #9e65b0
  3. #b0659c

Triadic

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #b09e65
  3. #65b09e

Tetradic

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #b06577
  3. #77b065
  4. #65b09e

Square

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #b07865
  3. #77b065
  4. #659cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #482a52
  2. #754485
  3. #9e65b0
  4. #be98ca
  5. #decae4

Shades

#9e65b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #8e5b9e
  3. #7e518d
  4. #6f477b
  5. #5f3d6a
  6. #4f3358
  7. #3f2846
  8. #2f1e35
  9. #201423
  10. #100a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e65b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #a874b8
  3. #b184c0
  4. #bb93c8
  5. #c5a3d0
  6. #cfb2d8
  7. #d8c1df
  8. #e2d1e7
  9. #ece0ef
  10. #f5f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e65b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e65b0
  2. #9b68ab
  3. #986aa6
  4. #956da2
  5. #92709d
  6. #8f7398
  7. #8c7593
  8. #89788e
  9. #867b8a
  10. #837d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a7393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5977b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687dae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e6f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b70b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8174af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e6b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e65b0 {
  color: #9e65b0;
}
Background
.bg-9e65b0 {
  background-color: #9e65b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e65b0 {
  border: 2px solid #9e65b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e65b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 101 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 32% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e65b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e65b0, #b0659c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e65b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 101 176 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.54 #619a4f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9e65b0  rgb(158, 101, 176)  hsl(286, 32%, 54%)  Amethyst
#77b065  rgb(119, 176, 101)  hsl(106, 32%, 54%)  Asparagus
#b09e65  rgb(176, 158, 101)  hsl(46, 32%, 54%)  Ecru
#65b09e  rgb(101, 176, 158)  hsl(166, 32%, 54%)  Verdigris