Amethyst — #9966CC

#9966CC, primarily known as Amethyst, is composed of 60% red, 40% green, and 80% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow, 20% black. In HSL the hue angle is 270°, saturation 50%, and lightness 60%. The closest web-safe color is #9966CC.

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Format	Value	Copy
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)
HWB	hwb(270 40% 20%)
LAB	lab(52.1% 35.98 -45.73)
LCH	lch(52.1% 58.2 308.2)
OKLAB	oklab(60.76% 0.0902 -0.1273)
XYZ	X 28.79 Y 20.63 Z 59.58
Web Safe	#9966CC
RGB Percent	60%, 40%, 80%
Decimal	10053324

Format	Value	Copy
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)
HWB	hwb(270 40% 20%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(52.1% 35.98 -45.73)
LCH	lch(52.1% 58.2 308.2)
OKLAB	oklab(60.76% 0.0902 -0.1273)
XYZ	X 28.79 Y 20.63 Z 59.58
Web Safe	#9966CC
RGB Percent	60%, 40%, 80%
Decimal	10053324

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#AD85D6

#8547C2

#BF9FDF

#7339AC

#AD66CC

#8566CC

#C67ECE

#6359C0

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Protanopia

81% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

84% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

86% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

80% similar

0.003% of population

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