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#8564AE

#8564ae ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.56% cyan, 42.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 266.76°, with 31.36% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #8564ae
  2. #8dae64

Split complementary

  1. #8564ae
  2. #aeaa64
  3. #68ae64

Analogous

  1. #6468ae
  2. #8564ae
  3. #aa64ae

Triadic

  1. #8564ae
  2. #ae8564
  3. #64ae85

Tetradic

  1. #8564ae
  2. #ae648d
  3. #8dae64
  4. #64ae85

Square

  1. #8564ae
  2. #ae6468
  3. #8dae64
  4. #64aeaa

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2a4f
  2. #5f4482
  3. #8564ae
  4. #ad96c8
  5. #d4c9e3

Shades

#8564ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564ae
  2. #785a9d
  3. #6a508b
  4. #5d467a
  5. #503c68
  6. #433257
  7. #352846
  8. #281e34
  9. #1b1423
  10. #0d0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564ae
  2. #9174b6
  3. #9d83be
  4. #aa93c6
  5. #b6a2ce
  6. #c2b2d7
  7. #cec1df
  8. #dad1e7
  9. #e7e0ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564ae
  2. #8567a9
  3. #846aa5
  4. #846ca0
  5. #836f9c
  6. #837297
  7. #827592
  8. #82788e
  9. #817a89
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5172b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5973ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816c95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564ae {
  color: #8564ae;
}
Background
.bg-8564ae {
  background-color: #8564ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564ae {
  border: 2px solid #8564ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564ae, #aa64ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 174 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.46 #7a9b51 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564ae  rgb(133, 100, 174)  hsl(267, 31%, 54%)  Amethyst
#8dae64  rgb(141, 174, 100)  hsl(87, 31%, 54%)  Asparagus
#ae8564  rgb(174, 133, 100)  hsl(27, 31%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#64ae85  rgb(100, 174, 133)  hsl(147, 31%, 54%)  Mint