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#8564AC

#8564ac ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564ac is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.67% cyan, 41.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 267.5°, with 30.25% saturation and 53.33% 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 6.52.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #8564ac
  2. #8bac64

Split complementary

  1. #8564ac
  2. #aca964
  3. #67ac64

Analogous

  1. #6467ac
  2. #8564ac
  3. #a964ac

Triadic

  1. #8564ac
  2. #ac8564
  3. #64ac85

Tetradic

  1. #8564ac
  2. #ac648b
  3. #8bac64
  4. #64ac85

Square

  1. #8564ac
  2. #ac6467
  3. #8bac64
  4. #64aca9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a294d
  2. #5f447f
  3. #8564ac
  4. #ac96c7
  5. #d3c8e1

Shades

#8564ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564ac
  2. #785a9b
  3. #6a508a
  4. #5d4678
  5. #503c67
  6. #433256
  7. #352845
  8. #281e34
  9. #1b1422
  10. #0d0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564ac
  2. #9174b4
  3. #9d83bd
  4. #aa93c5
  5. #b6a2cd
  6. #c2b2d6
  7. #cec1de
  8. #dad1e6
  9. #e7e0ee
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564ac
  2. #8567a8
  3. #846aa3
  4. #846c9f
  5. #836f9a
  6. #837296
  7. #827592
  8. #82788d
  9. #817a89
  10. #817d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5272af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a73aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f7080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6dae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e6dab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564ac {
  color: #8564ac;
}
Background
.bg-8564ac {
  background-color: #8564ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564ac {
  border: 2px solid #8564ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 30% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564ac, #a964ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 172 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.53 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.00 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.66 #7a9b53 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564ac  rgb(133, 100, 172)  hsl(268, 30%, 53%)  Amethyst
#8bac64  rgb(139, 172, 100)  hsl(88, 30%, 53%)  Asparagus
#ac8564  rgb(172, 133, 100)  hsl(28, 30%, 53%)  Cafe au Lait
#64ac85  rgb(100, 172, 133)  hsl(148, 30%, 53%)  Mint