#9B5DE5 · Amethyst

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#9B5DE5 is a medium, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Amethyst and near Amethyst and Slate Blue. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness and 0.20 chroma at hue 302°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #9B5DE5 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#9B5DE5
RGBrgb(155, 93, 229)
HSLhsl(267, 72%, 63%)
CMYK32, 59, 0, 10
CSS var--amethyst
Contrast4.13:1 white · 5.09:1 black

Similar named colors

Amethyst #9966CCSlate Blue #6A5ACDNeon Purple #BC13FEViolet #8F00FFIris #5A4FCF

How to use #9B5DE5

Black text passes WCAG AA on #9B5DE5 (5.09:1); white text does not (4.13:1).

For a calm scheme pair #9B5DE5 with its analogous neighbors #5D64E5 and #DE5DE5; for contrast use its complement #A7E55D as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--amethyst: #9B5DE5;

Shades & tints

#1F132E#3E255C#5D3889#7C4AB7#9B5DE5#AF7DEA#C39EEF#D7BEF5#EBDFFA

Color harmonies for #9B5DE5

Complementary

#9B5DE5#A7E55D

Analogous

#9B5DE5#5D64E5#DE5DE5

Triadic

#9B5DE5#E59A5D#5DE59A

Split complementary

#9B5DE5#E5DE5D#64E55D

Tetradic

#9B5DE5#E55D64#A7E55D#5DE5DE

Palettes with #9B5DE5