#9D4EDD · near Amethyst

#9D4EDD (RGB 157, 78, 221) is a medium, highly saturated purple, closest to Amethyst and near Slate Blue and Neon Purple. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #9D4EDD a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 59% lightness and 0.21 chroma at hue 306°.

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HEX#9D4EDD

RGBrgb(157, 78, 221)

HSLhsl(273, 68%, 59%)

CMYK29, 65, 0, 13

CSS var--amethyst

Contrast4.6:1 white · 4.57:1 black

Similar named colors

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

How to use #9D4EDD

Both white and black text pass WCAG AA on it, so it is easy to use as a background.

For a calm scheme pair #9D4EDD with its analogous neighbors #564FDE and #DE4FD6; for contrast use its complement #8FDE4F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--amethyst: #9D4EDD;

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Shades & tints

#1F102C#3F1F58#5E2F85#7E3EB1#9D4EDD#B171E4#C495EB#D8B8F1#EBDCF8

Color harmonies for #9D4EDD

Complementary

#9D4EDD#8FDE4F

Analogous

#9D4EDD#564FDE#DE4FD6

Triadic

#9D4EDD#DE9E4F#4FDE9E

Split complementary

#9D4EDD#D6DE4F#4FDE56

Tetradic

#9D4EDD#DE564F#8FDE4F#4FD6DE