RAL Design

RAL 160 85 05

Whisper Amethyst

RAL 160 85 05 Whisper Amethyst is positioned at hue 160, lightness 85, and a minimal chroma of 05, an ultra-subtle amethyst tone that reads almost as a cool white with the faintest violet tint. It is specified for luxury bathroom surfaces, gallery walls requiring a hint of atmospheric coolness, and high-end residential ceilings. This near-neutral amethyst adds mineral softness to a space without introducing obvious colour.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#CCCCD4
RGBrgb(204, 204, 212)
HSLhsl(240°, 9%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 17%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue160°
Lightness85
Chroma5

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
204
G
204
B
212
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.6:1Fail
Black text
13.2:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)82
a* (Green-Red)1
b* (Blue-Yellow)-4
L* (LCh)82
C* (Chroma)4
h° (Hue)291°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.2:1
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1.5:1
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1.4:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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