Amethyst Color — #9966CC: Codes, Palettes & Contrast

Amethyst (#9966CC) color codes in RGB, HSL, and OKLCH, the most readable text color on it, WCAG contrast ratios against white and black, and matching color palettes.

Amethyst is a named purple color, ready to use anywhere you need it.

Amethyst#9966CC

Amethyst color codes

HEX#9966CC
RGBrgb(153, 102, 204)
HSLhsl(270, 50%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(0.608 0.156 305.3)

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Readable text on Amethyst

Black text (#000000) has the higher contrast against this background: 5.13:1.

Text colorRatioNormal text AANormal text AAA
Black5.13:1PassFail
White4.1:1FailFail

Normal text requires at least 4.5:1 for WCAG AA and 7:1 for AAA. Check another combination.

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