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#8564AD

#8564ad ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.12% cyan, 42.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 267.12°, with 30.8% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #8564ad
  2. #8cad64

Split complementary

  1. #8564ad
  2. #ada964
  3. #68ad64

Analogous

  1. #6468ad
  2. #8564ad
  3. #a964ad

Triadic

  1. #8564ad
  2. #ad8564
  3. #64ad85

Tetradic

  1. #8564ad
  2. #ad648c
  3. #8cad64
  4. #64ad85

Square

  1. #8564ad
  2. #ad6468
  3. #8cad64
  4. #64ada9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2a4e
  2. #5f4481
  3. #8564ad
  4. #ac96c7
  5. #d4c8e2

Shades

#8564ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564ad
  2. #785a9c
  3. #6a508a
  4. #5d4679
  5. #503c68
  6. #433257
  7. #352845
  8. #281e34
  9. #1b1423
  10. #0d0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564ad
  2. #9174b5
  3. #9d83bd
  4. #aa93c6
  5. #b6a2ce
  6. #c2b2d6
  7. #cec1de
  8. #dad1e6
  9. #e7e0ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564ad
  2. #8567a9
  3. #846aa4
  4. #846ca0
  5. #836f9b
  6. #837297
  7. #827592
  8. #82788e
  9. #817a89
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5272b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5973ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6daf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6dac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564ad {
  color: #8564ad;
}
Background
.bg-8564ad {
  background-color: #8564ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564ad {
  border: 2px solid #8564ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564ad, #a964ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 173 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.48 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.58 #7a9b52 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564ad  rgb(133, 100, 173)  hsl(267, 31%, 54%)  Amethyst
#8cad64  rgb(140, 173, 100)  hsl(87, 31%, 54%)  Asparagus
#ad8564  rgb(173, 133, 100)  hsl(27, 31%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#64ad85  rgb(100, 173, 133)  hsl(147, 31%, 54%)  Mint