Nearest-color comparison

Amethyst Deep vs Iolite

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.

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.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

Iolite#5A4C8D

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Amethyst Deep and Iolite across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance23

Pair contrast1.12:1

Luminance delta0.0155

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorIolite

More saturatedAmethyst Deep

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Amethyst Deep

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.

HEX#5D3A9B RGB93, 58, 155 HSL262, 46, 42 CMYK40, 63, 0, 39 Luminance0.0772 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Iolite

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.

HEX#5A4C8D RGB90, 76, 141 HSL253, 30, 43 CMYK36, 46, 0, 45 Luminance0.0927 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Amethyst Deep or Iolite

Choose Amethyst DeepAmethyst Deep is better when the design needs jewel tone purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5D3A9B.

Choose IoliteIolite is better when the design needs balanced blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5A4C8D.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAmethyst DeepIolite

HEX#5D3A9B#5A4C8D

RGB93, 58, 15590, 76, 141

HSL262, 46, 42253, 30, 43

CMYK40, 63, 0, 3936, 46, 0, 45

FamilyPurpleBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneBalanced

Luminance0.07720.0927

Black contrast2.54:12.85:1

White contrast8.25:17.36:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Amethyst Deepwhite text - 8.25:1

Iolitewhite text - 7.36:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

Iolite#5A4C8D

#8C6AC8#8C6AC8

#8B7EB9#8B7EB9

#789C3A#789C3A

#808F4D#808F4D

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "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

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  "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
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "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."
}

Related API

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  "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"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "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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      "hsl": [
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        46,
        42
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        63,
        0,
        39
      ],
      "family": "purple",
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0772,
      "contrast": {
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      },
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    },
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        76,
        141
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        30,
        43
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      "bestText": {
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        "label": "white text",
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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/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iolite.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 16,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0155,
    "sameFamily": false,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [],
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  },
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      },
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      }
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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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