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#8564B2

#8564b2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.28% cyan, 43.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 265.38°, with 33.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #8564b2
  2. #91b264

Split complementary

  1. #8564b2
  2. #b2ac64
  3. #6ab264

Analogous

  1. #646ab2
  2. #8564b2
  3. #ac64b2

Triadic

  1. #8564b2
  2. #b28564
  3. #64b285

Tetradic

  1. #8564b2
  2. #b26491
  3. #91b264
  4. #64b285

Square

  1. #8564b2
  2. #b2646a
  3. #91b264
  4. #64b2ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2954
  2. #604387
  3. #8564b2
  4. #ad97cb
  5. #d5cae5

Shades

#8564b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b2
  2. #785aa0
  3. #6a508e
  4. #5d467d
  5. #503c6b
  6. #433259
  7. #352847
  8. #281e35
  9. #1b1424
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b2
  2. #9174ba
  3. #9d83c1
  4. #aa93c9
  5. #b6a2d1
  6. #c2b2d9
  7. #cec1e0
  8. #dad1e8
  9. #e7e0f0
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b2
  2. #8567ad
  3. #846aa8
  4. #846ca3
  5. #836f9e
  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 #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f73b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5773b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696db4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6eb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b2 {
  color: #8564b2;
}
Background
.bg-8564b2 {
  background-color: #8564b2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b2 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 34% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b2, #ac64b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 178 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.64 #7a9b4d Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b2  rgb(133, 100, 178)  hsl(265, 34%, 55%)  Amethyst
#91b264  rgb(145, 178, 100)  hsl(85, 34%, 55%)  Olivine
#b28564  rgb(178, 133, 100)  hsl(25, 34%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b285  rgb(100, 178, 133)  hsl(145, 34%, 55%)  Mint