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#8564B1

#8564b1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.86% cyan, 43.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 33.05% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #8564b1
  2. #90b164

Split complementary

  1. #8564b1
  2. #b1ab64
  3. #69b164

Analogous

  1. #6469b1
  2. #8564b1
  3. #ab64b1

Triadic

  1. #8564b1
  2. #b18564
  3. #64b185

Tetradic

  1. #8564b1
  2. #b16490
  3. #90b164
  4. #64b185

Square

  1. #8564b1
  2. #b16469
  3. #90b164
  4. #64b1ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2a52
  2. #604385
  3. #8564b1
  4. #ad97cb
  5. #d5cae4

Shades

#8564b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b1
  2. #785a9f
  3. #6a508e
  4. #5d467c
  5. #503c6a
  6. #433259
  7. #352847
  8. #281e35
  9. #1b1423
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b1
  2. #9174b9
  3. #9d83c1
  4. #aa93c8
  5. #b6a2d0
  6. #c2b2d8
  7. #cec1e0
  8. #dad1e8
  9. #e7e0ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b1
  2. #8567ac
  3. #846aa7
  4. #846ca2
  5. #836f9d
  6. #837299
  7. #827594
  8. #82788f
  9. #817a8a
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5073b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5773af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696db3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6db0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806c97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b1 {
  color: #8564b1;
}
Background
.bg-8564b1 {
  background-color: #8564b1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b1 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 33% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b1, #ab64b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 177 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.37 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.85 #7a9b4e Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b1  rgb(133, 100, 177)  hsl(266, 33%, 54%)  Amethyst
#90b164  rgb(144, 177, 100)  hsl(86, 33%, 54%)  Olivine
#b18564  rgb(177, 133, 100)  hsl(26, 33%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b185  rgb(100, 177, 133)  hsl(146, 33%, 54%)  Mint