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#8262BB

#8262bb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8262bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.48% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 261.57°, with 39.56% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #8262bb
  2. #9bbb62

Split complementary

  1. #8262bb
  2. #bbae62
  3. #6ebb62

Analogous

  1. #626ebb
  2. #8262bb
  3. #ae62bb

Triadic

  1. #8262bb
  2. #bb8262
  3. #62bb82

Tetradic

  1. #8262bb
  2. #bb629b
  3. #9bbb62
  4. #62bb82

Square

  1. #8262bb
  2. #bb626e
  3. #9bbb62
  4. #62bbae

Monochromatic

  1. #3b285c
  2. #5d3f91
  3. #8262bb
  4. #ac97d2
  5. #d7cde9

Shades

#8262bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8262bb
  2. #7558a8
  3. #684e96
  4. #5b4583
  5. #4e3b70
  6. #41315e
  7. #34274b
  8. #271d38
  9. #1a1425
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8262bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8262bb
  2. #8f72c2
  3. #9b81c9
  4. #a891cf
  5. #b4a1d6
  6. #c1b1dd
  7. #cdc0e4
  8. #dad0eb
  9. #e6e0f1
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8262bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8262bb
  2. #8265b5
  3. #8268af
  4. #816ba9
  5. #816ea3
  6. #81719e
  7. #817498
  8. #817792
  9. #807a8c
  10. #807d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #796c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4673be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d72b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b6c9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8262bb {
  color: #8262bb;
}
Background
.bg-8262bb {
  background-color: #8262bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8262bb {
  border: 2px solid #8262bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8262bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8262bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8262bb, #ae62bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8262bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.30 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.71 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.73 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.05 #7d9d44 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8262bb  rgb(130, 98, 187)  hsl(262, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst
#9bbb62  rgb(155, 187, 98)  hsl(82, 40%, 56%)  Olivine
#bb8262  rgb(187, 130, 98)  hsl(22, 40%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#62bb82  rgb(98, 187, 130)  hsl(142, 40%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green