All About Color Amethyst

#9966CC

Amethyst is a bright, vibrant purple, reminiscent of the precious gemstone. It symbolizes luxury and spirituality, and is often used to add a touch of elegance and mystery to designs.

About Amethyst

Amethyst is a light purple color with the hex code #9966CC. In RGB it is red 153, green 102, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 270°, saturation 50%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 25%, 50%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 4.10:1 on white and 5.13:1 on black.

#9966CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 66, CC
CMYK25.00%, 50.00%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal153, 102, 204
HSL270°, 50%, 60%
RGB Octal231, 146, 314
HSV (HSB)270.00°, 50.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10011001, 1100110, 11001100
CIE-L*AB52.55, 40.32, -45.41
RGB Percent60.00%, 40.00%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH52.55, 60.73, 311.60
XYZ28.79, 20.63, 59.59
CIE-L*UV52.55, 16.98, -74.57
xyY0.26, 0.19, 20.63
Hunter-Lab45.43, 33.63, -45.98
RYB60.00%, 40.00%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9966CC on a dark background: contrast 5.13:1, passes WCAG AA.
#9966CC on a light background: contrast 4.10:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Amethyst, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Amethyst. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#9966CC · #C7ABE3 · #6B36A1 · #99CC66 · #C7E3AB

Analogous palette

#6699CC · #6666CC · #9966CC · #CC66CC · #CC6699

Triadic palette

#9966CC · #CC9966 · #66CC99 · #C7ABE3 · #E3C7AB

Tetradic palette

#9966CC · #CC6666 · #99CC66 · #66CCCC · #6B36A1

Monochromatic palette

#4C2673 · #7339AC · #9966CC · #BF9FDF · #E6D9F2

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