Amethyst#9966CC

Amethyst Hex Code: #9966CC

Amethyst is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its OKLCH lightness is 61% and chroma 0.156. Text on this color reads best in black (contrast 5.13:1).

HEX#9966CC
RGBrgb(153, 102, 204)
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 50%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.156 305.3)

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Contrast

White text4.10:1
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Black text5.13:1
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On white4.10:1
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On black5.13:1
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Tints

#A274D1#AB82D5#B58FDA#BE9DDE#C7ABE3#D0B9E8#D9C6EC#E2D4F1#ECE2F5Lavender#F5F0FALavender Blush

Shades

#8B5DBA#7D54A7Royal Purple#704A95#624183#543870#462F5E#39264B#2B1D39Dark Purple#1D1327#0F0A14

Matching colors

Complementary

#9966CCAmethyst#99CC66

Analogous

#9966CCAmethyst#6666CC#CC66CC

Triadic

#9966CCAmethyst#CC9966Camel#66CC99Medium Aquamarine

Split complementary

#9966CCAmethyst#CCCC66#66CC66

Similar named colors

Medium Purple#9370DBMedium Orchid#BA55D3Medium Slate Blue#7B68EESlate Blue#6A5ACDRoyal Purple#7851A9Dark Orchid#9932CCOrchid#DA70D6Blue Violet#8A2BE2

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Code

CSScolor: #9966CC;
Tailwindbg-[#9966cc]
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.6, green: 0.4, blue: 0.8)
AndroidColor.parseColor("#9966CC")
FlutterColor(0xFF9966CC)

Value from Wikipedia, List of colors (amethyst). Names like Amethyst are not standardized, so other sources may list a slightly different hex.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for amethyst?

Amethyst is #9966CC in hex and rgb(153, 102, 204) in RGB.

What is amethyst in CMYK?

With the plain conversion formula it is cmyk(25, 50, 0, 20). For print, convert with your printer's ICC profile instead.

What text color works on amethyst?

Black text has the higher contrast at 5.13:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1).