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#9765CD Amethyst

#9765CD is a medium, vivid purple named Amethyst. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(151, 101, 205)). Its HSL value is 269° hue, 51% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #9765CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.06:1.

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Variations of #9765CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9765CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9765CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9765CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #537CCA
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #457BD1
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6376CF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #537CCA
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6D76CC
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E7890
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #956DB4
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #847796

#9765CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.15:1 Poor#9765CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.06:1 Good#9765CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9765CD in CSS

/* Amethyst */
.color { color: #9765CD; }
.background { background-color: #9765CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9765CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 101 205);
color: hsl(269 51% 60%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.158 304.3);

#9765CD FAQ

What color is #9765CD?

#9765CD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Amethyst. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9765CD?

#9765CD is rgb(151, 101, 205) in RGB, hsl(269, 51%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9765CD?

The complementary color of #9765CD is #9BCD65, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9765CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #9765CD: 5.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9765CD a warm or cool color?

#9765CD is a cool color.