Amethyst color: #9966cc
The Amethyst color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.
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- Purple
- Medium
- Soft
- Neutral
- violet-500
- Black 20%
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Questions about Amethyst
What is the hex code for Amethyst?
The hex code for Amethyst is #9966cc. In RGB it is rgb(153 102 204), in HSL hsl(270 50% 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.762% 0.15608 305.324).
What colors go well with Amethyst?
Its complementary color is #6d9100. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #6a77de and #b959a7. Ready palettes with Amethyst are shown on this page.
Is Amethyst a warm or cool color?
Amethyst is a neutral color with an OKLCH hue of 305 degrees.
What text color is readable on Amethyst?
White text is more readable on Amethyst: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and black gives 5.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
About #9966cc
#9966cc is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 305°.
Looks the same on every screen.
White text on it reaches 4.1:1 contrast and black text 5.13:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-500.