PURPLE

Amethyst

#9966CC

Conversions

HEX#9966CC

RGBrgb(153, 102, 204)

HSLhsl(270, 50%, 60%)

HSVhsv(270, 50%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #9966cc;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(153, 102, 204);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(270, 50%, 60%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.10 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.67 : 1

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Pairings

About Amethyst

Amethyst is the hex color #9966CC, which translates to rgb(153, 102, 204) in RGB and hsl(270, 50%, 60%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 270 degrees, with a saturation of 50 percent and a lightness of 60 percent. That combination puts Amethyst in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Amethyst compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB), a CIE76 distance of 6.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is violet-400 (#A684FF), at a distance of 15.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Medium Purple at 6.3. Sorted by lightness, Amethyst is number 17 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Amethyst

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Amethyst, led by Ink black at 4.67:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Amethyst already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Amethyst. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.10:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.67:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.31:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Amethyst

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Amethyst for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Amethyst

Format	Value
HEX	#9966CC
RGB	rgb(153, 102, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 50%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(270, 50%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.1561 305.32)
CIELAB	lab(52.55 40.31 -45.40)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.