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#9C649D Amethyst

The nearest named color to #9C649D is Amethyst (#9966CC).

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#9C649D

Amethyst

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #9C649D?

HEX
#9C649D
RGB
rgb(156, 100, 157)
HSL
hsl(299, 23%, 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(58.4% 0.106 326)
CMYK
1, 36, 0, 38

#9C649D has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 against white and 4.72:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #9C649D
#9C649D
Same color
White
4.4AA18
Near-black
3.9AA18

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #9C649D · 4.4:1

Tints and shades of #9C649D

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFEFFF
  2. #FBBDFB
  3. #DA9FDB
  4. #BB81BC
  5. #9C649D
  6. #7F4980
  7. #622E64
  8. #461348
  9. #2A002C

Colors that go with #9C649D

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

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:root {
  --amethyst-1: #9C649D; /* Amethyst */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #9C649D

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Palettes (5)