Nearest-color comparison

Grape vs Amethyst Deep

Grape and Amethyst Deep are different purple colors with HEX values #6F2DA8 and #5D3A9B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 25.7, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Grape and Amethyst Deep are visually related colors. Grape is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Grape#6F2DA8

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance25.7

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0036

Hue delta10 deg

Lighter colorGrape

More saturatedGrape

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

purple color

Grape

Grape is #6F2DA8, a cool purple color with jewel tone character. Compared with Amethyst Deep, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#6F2DA8 RGB111, 45, 168 HSL272, 58, 42 CMYK34, 73, 0, 34 Luminance0.0808 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

purple color

Amethyst Deep

Amethyst Deep is #5D3A9B, a cool purple color with jewel tone character. Compared with Grape, it is darker and less 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

When to Use Grape or Amethyst Deep

Choose GrapeGrape is better when the design needs jewel tone purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F2DA8.

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

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGrapeAmethyst Deep

HEX#6F2DA8#5D3A9B

RGB111, 45, 16893, 58, 155

HSL272, 58, 42262, 46, 42

CMYK34, 73, 0, 3440, 63, 0, 39

FamilyPurplePurple

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.08080.0772

Black contrast2.62:12.54:1

White contrast8.03:18.25:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Grapewhite text - 8.03:1

Amethyst Deepwhite text - 8.25:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Grape#6F2DA8

Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

#9D5ED4#9D5ED4

#8C6AC8#8C6AC8

#67A92D#67A92D

#789C3A#789C3A

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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    "name": "Grape",
    "hex": "#6F2DA8",
    "rgb": [
      111,
      45,
      168
    ],
    "hsl": [
      272,
      58,
      42
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      34,
      73,
      0,
      34
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0808,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.62,
      "white": 8.03
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.03
    },
    "description": "Grape is #6F2DA8, a cool purple color with jewel tone character. Compared with Amethyst Deep, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/grape/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/grape.json"
  },
  {
    "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 Grape, it is darker 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/amethyst-deep/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 25.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 10,
    "saturation": 12,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0036,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Grape",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Grape"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Grape",
      "background": "#6F2DA8",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.03
    },
    {
      "color": "Amethyst Deep",
      "background": "#5D3A9B",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.25
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Grape is better when the design needs jewel tone purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F2DA8.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Amethyst Deep is better when the design needs jewel tone purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5D3A9B.",
  "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/grape-vs-amethyst-deep.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/grape.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Grape and Amethyst Deep are different purple colors with HEX values #6F2DA8 and #5D3A9B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 25.7, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        42
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      "cmyk": [
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        0,
        34
      ],
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0808,
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    },
    {
      "slug": "amethyst-deep",
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        46,
        42
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      "bestText": {
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        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Amethyst Deep is #5D3A9B, a cool purple color with jewel tone character. Compared with Grape, it is darker 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/amethyst-deep/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amethyst-deep.json"
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      "saturation": 12,
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        "color": "Amethyst Deep",
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