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#8564B5

#8564b5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.52% cyan, 44.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 264.44°, with 35.37% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #8564b5
  2. #94b564

Split complementary

  1. #8564b5
  2. #b5ad64
  3. #6cb564

Analogous

  1. #646cb5
  2. #8564b5
  3. #ad64b5

Triadic

  1. #8564b5
  2. #b58564
  3. #64b585

Tetradic

  1. #8564b5
  2. #b56494
  3. #94b564
  4. #64b585

Square

  1. #8564b5
  2. #b5646c
  3. #94b564
  4. #64b5ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2957
  2. #60428a
  3. #8564b5
  4. #ae98ce
  5. #d7cce6

Shades

#8564b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b5
  2. #785aa3
  3. #6a5091
  4. #5d467f
  5. #503c6d
  6. #43325b
  7. #352848
  8. #281e36
  9. #1b1424
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b5
  2. #9174bc
  3. #9d83c4
  4. #aa93cb
  5. #b6a2d3
  6. #c2b2da
  7. #cec1e1
  8. #dad1e9
  9. #e7e0f0
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b5
  2. #8567b0
  3. #846aaa
  4. #846ca5
  5. #836fa0
  6. #83729b
  7. #827595
  8. #827890
  9. #817a8b
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d73b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5574b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686eb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6eb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806d9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b5 {
  color: #8564b5;
}
Background
.bg-8564b5 {
  background-color: #8564b5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b5 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 35% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b5, #ad64b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 181 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.46 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.05 #7a9b4a Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b5  rgb(133, 100, 181)  hsl(264, 35%, 55%)  Amethyst
#94b564  rgb(148, 181, 100)  hsl(84, 35%, 55%)  Olivine
#b58564  rgb(181, 133, 100)  hsl(24, 35%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b585  rgb(100, 181, 133)  hsl(144, 35%, 55%)  Mint