Amethyst
#9966CC
Amethyst (#9966CC) is a medium, moderately saturated purple colour, cool. In RGB it is 153 red, 102 green and 204 blue; in HSL its hue is 270°, its saturation 50% and its lightness 60%. For print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Purple has long meant luxury, creativity and a touch of mystery. Light purples feel soft and gentle; deep purples feel rich and bold.
Text on amethyst
White text on amethyst has a contrast ratio of 4.10:1 and passes AA for large text only; black text has 5.13:1 and passes AA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 4.10:1
Black text · 5.13:1
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Use amethyst in CSS
.button {
background-color: #9966CC;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of purple.