Amethyst is a shade of violet color. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz.
What color is Amethyst?
Amethyst color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Amethyst is #9966CC, and the RGB color code is RGB(153, 102, 204).
In the RGB color model, Amethyst has a red value of 153, a green value of 102, and a blue value of 204. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 25.0% cyan, 50.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 20.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 270° (degrees), 50.0 % saturation, and 60.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Amethyst has a hue of 270° (degrees), 50.0 % saturation and 80.0 % brightness/value.
Amethyst is cool or warm?
The color Amethyst is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color
What is the LRV of Amethyst? (For interior and product design)
Amethyst has an LRV of nearly 20.6. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 20.6 of Amethyst with dark and light color
Is Amethyst Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Amethyst meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Amethyst color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #9966CC
- Red
- 99
- Green
- 66
- Blue
- CC
- Red
- 153 (60.0%)
- Green
- 102 (40.0%)
- Blue
- 204 (80.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 25.00%
- Magenta
- 50.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 20.00%
- Hue
- 270°
- Saturation
- 50.00 %
- Lightness
- 60.00 %
- Hue
- 270°
- Saturation
- 50.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 80.00 %
- Red
- 53 (20.9%)
- Yellow
- 34 (13.5%)
- Blue
- 106 (41.7%)
- Hue
- 270°
- Whiteness
- 40.00 %
- Blackness
- 20.00 %
- Cyan
- 40.00%
- Magenta
- 60.00%
- Yellow
- 20.00%
- X
- 28.79
- Y
- 20.63
- Z
- 59.59
- Y1
- 20.63
- X
- 0.26
- Y2
- 0.19
- L
- 52.55
- A
- 40.32
- B
- -45.41
- L
- 52.55
- C
- 60.73
- H
- 311.6
- L
- 52.55
- U
- 16.98
- V
- -74.59
- L
- 45.43
- A
- 33.63
- B
- -45.98
- LRV
- ~ 20.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- 3.1P 5.1/12.7
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Amethyst
These are the named colors closest to Amethyst , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Amethyst
These are the real paint colors closest to Amethyst from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Amethyst once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Behr
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Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Amethyst - #9966CC?
Color that best contrast with Amethyst - #9966CC is #99CC66, color name is Pistachio*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Amethyst - #9966CC?
Complementary or Opposite color for Amethyst - #9966CC is #99CC66, color name is Pistachio*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Amethyst - #9966CC Color Images and Patterns
