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#8564AF

#8564af ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 266.4°, with 31.91% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.06.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #8564af
  2. #8eaf64

Split complementary

  1. #8564af
  2. #afaa64
  3. #68af64

Analogous

  1. #6468af
  2. #8564af
  3. #aa64af

Triadic

  1. #8564af
  2. #af8564
  3. #64af85

Tetradic

  1. #8564af
  2. #af648e
  3. #8eaf64
  4. #64af85

Square

  1. #8564af
  2. #af6468
  3. #8eaf64
  4. #64afaa

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2a50
  2. #5f4483
  3. #8564af
  4. #ad96c9
  5. #d4c9e3

Shades

#8564af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564af
  2. #785a9e
  3. #6a508c
  4. #5d467b
  5. #503c69
  6. #433258
  7. #352846
  8. #281e35
  9. #1b1423
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564af
  2. #9174b7
  3. #9d83bf
  4. #aa93c7
  5. #b6a2cf
  6. #c2b2d7
  7. #cec1df
  8. #dad1e7
  9. #e7e0ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564af
  2. #8567aa
  3. #846aa6
  4. #846ca1
  5. #836f9c
  6. #837298
  7. #827593
  8. #82788e
  9. #817a89
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5172b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5873ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6db1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6dae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564af {
  color: #8564af;
}
Background
.bg-8564af {
  background-color: #8564af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564af {
  border: 2px solid #8564af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 32% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564af, #aa64af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 175 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.26 #7a9b50 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564af  rgb(133, 100, 175)  hsl(266, 32%, 54%)  Amethyst
#8eaf64  rgb(142, 175, 100)  hsl(86, 32%, 54%)  Asparagus
#af8564  rgb(175, 133, 100)  hsl(26, 32%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#64af85  rgb(100, 175, 133)  hsl(146, 32%, 54%)  Mint