{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"amethyst-deep-vs-iolite","type":"nearest","name":"Amethyst Deep vs Iolite","verdict":"Amethyst Deep and Iolite are very close colors. Iolite is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Amethyst Deep and Iolite are different purple and blue colors with HEX values #5D3A9B and #5A4C8D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":23,"contrastRatio":1.12,"colors":[{"slug":"amethyst-deep","name":"Amethyst Deep","hex":"#5D3A9B","rgb":[93,58,155],"hsl":[262,46,42],"cmyk":[40,63,0,39],"family":"purple","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.0772,"contrast":{"black":2.54,"white":8.25},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.25},"description":"Amethyst Deep is #5D3A9B, a cool purple color with jewel tone character. Compared with Iolite, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/amethyst-deep/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json"},{"slug":"iolite","name":"Iolite","hex":"#5A4C8D","rgb":[90,76,141],"hsl":[253,30,43],"cmyk":[36,46,0,45],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0927,"contrast":{"black":2.85,"white":7.36},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.36},"description":"Iolite is #5A4C8D, a cool blue color with balanced character. Compared with Amethyst Deep, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/iolite/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iolite.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":23,"contrastRatio":1.12,"hslDelta":{"hue":9,"saturation":16,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0155,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":[],"lighterColor":"Iolite","moreSaturatedColor":"Amethyst Deep"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.12,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Amethyst Deep","background":"#5D3A9B","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.25},{"color":"Iolite","background":"#5A4C8D","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.36}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Amethyst Deep is better when the design needs jewel tone purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5D3A9B.","chooseSecondWhen":"Iolite is better when the design needs balanced blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5A4C8D.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/amethyst-deep-vs-iolite.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iolite.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/amethyst-deep-vs-iolite/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/amethyst-deep-vs-iolite.json"}