Nearest-color comparison
Amethyst Deep #5D3A9B vs Iolite #5A4C8D: RGB distance 23 and contrast 1.12:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Amethyst Deep and Iolite are very close, with an RGB distance of 23. Iolite is lighter by 0.0155, and Amethyst Deep is more saturated by 16 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Amethyst Deep and Iolite across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
purple color
Amethyst Deep is #5D3A9B, a cool purple with hue 262°, saturation 46% and luminance 0.0772. Beside Iolite, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.25:1.
blue color
Iolite is #5A4C8D, a cool blue with hue 253°, saturation 30% and luminance 0.0927. Beside Amethyst Deep, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.36:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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93,
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63,
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"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
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36,
46,
0,
45
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"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/",
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}
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}{
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"safeText": [
{
"color": "Amethyst Deep",
"background": "#5D3A9B",
"foreground": "#FFFFFF",
"label": "white text",
"ratio": 8.25
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{
"color": "Iolite",
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}{
"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."
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"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.",
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"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/amethyst-deep/",
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43
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