Digital swatch #9966CC 153 · 102 · 204

Dull Purple

AmethystAmetista

Amethysten Ametistapt

#9966CC (RGB 153, 102, 204), a dull purple, is catalogued as Amethyst in English and Ametista in Portuguese. Its closest named colors in other languages are 中紫紅 (Chinese) and 紫 (Japanese).

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Chinese 中紫紅 #9370DB · ΔE 6.3 French Lilas #B666D2 · ΔE 10.2 English Dark pastel purple #966FD6 · ΔE 4.6 Italian Ametista #884DA7 · ΔE 11.4 Spanish Lavanda #B57EDC · ΔE 10.7 Portuguese Púrpura média #9370DB · ΔE 6.3 Japanese 紫 #A260BF · ΔE 6.7
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