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#976ECB closest to Amethyst

#976ECB is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Amethyst. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.1% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(151, 110, 203)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 47% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #976ECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.41:1.

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Variations of #976ECB

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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#976ECB 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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#976ECB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #976ECB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E81C9
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5480CE
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B7CCD
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E81C9
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #737CCA
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E7E93
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9575B4
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #877D98

#976ECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.88:1 Poor#976ECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.41:1 Good#976ECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#976ECB in CSS

/* Amethyst */
.color { color: #976ECB; }
.background { background-color: #976ECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #976ECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 110 203);
color: hsl(266 47% 61%);
color: oklch(0.618 0.141 302.8);

#976ECB FAQ

What color is #976ECB?

#976ECB is a medium, moderately saturated 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 #976ECB?

#976ECB is rgb(151, 110, 203) in RGB, hsl(266, 47%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #976ECB?

The complementary color of #976ECB is #A2CB6E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #976ECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #976ECB: 5.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #976ECB a warm or cool color?

#976ECB is a cool color.