Amethyst Color
Color Name: | Amethyst |
Hex Color Code: | #9966CC |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(153, 102, 204) |
CMYK Values*: | 25.0%, 50.0%, 0.0%, 20.0% |
Color Name: | Amethyst |
Hex Color Code: | #9966CC |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(153, 102, 204) |
CMYK Values*: | 25.0%, 50.0%, 0.0%, 20.0% |
Amethyst is a shade of violet color. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz.
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?
Amethyst has an LRV of nearly 21. 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.
Amethyst color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(270deg, 50.0 %, 60.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 270°
W: 40.00 %
B: 20.00 %
XYZ
X : 28.79
Y : 20.63
Z : 59.59
YXY
Y1 : 20.63
X : 0.26
Y2 : 0.19
CMY
C : 40.00%
M : 60.00%
Y : 20.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 52.55
A : 40.32
B : -45.41
CIE-Lch
L : 52.55
C : 60.73
H : 311.6
CIE-Luv
L : 52.55
U : 16.98
V : -74.59
Hunter-Lab
L : 45.43
A : 33.63
B : -45.98
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