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#8564B6

#8564b6 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.92% cyan, 45.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 264.15°, with 35.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #8564b6
  2. #95b664

Split complementary

  1. #8564b6
  2. #b6ae64
  3. #6cb664

Analogous

  1. #646cb6
  2. #8564b6
  3. #ae64b6

Triadic

  1. #8564b6
  2. #b68564
  3. #64b685

Tetradic

  1. #8564b6
  2. #b66495
  3. #95b664
  4. #64b685

Square

  1. #8564b6
  2. #b6646c
  3. #95b664
  4. #64b6ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2958
  2. #60428c
  3. #8564b6
  4. #ae98ce
  5. #d7cce7

Shades

#8564b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b6
  2. #785aa4
  3. #6a5092
  4. #5d467f
  5. #503c6d
  6. #43325b
  7. #352849
  8. #281e37
  9. #1b1424
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b6
  2. #9174bd
  3. #9d83c5
  4. #aa93cc
  5. #b6a2d3
  6. #c2b2db
  7. #cec1e2
  8. #dad1e9
  9. #e7e0f0
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b6
  2. #8567b1
  3. #846aab
  4. #846ca6
  5. #836fa0
  6. #83729b
  7. #827596
  8. #827890
  9. #817a8b
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d74b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5474b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686eb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6eb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b6 {
  color: #8564b6;
}
Background
.bg-8564b6 {
  background-color: #8564b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b6 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 36% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b6, #ae64b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 182 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.85 #7a9b49 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b6  rgb(133, 100, 182)  hsl(264, 36%, 55%)  Amethyst
#95b664  rgb(149, 182, 100)  hsl(84, 36%, 55%)  Olivine
#b68564  rgb(182, 133, 100)  hsl(24, 36%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b685  rgb(100, 182, 133)  hsl(144, 36%, 55%)  Mint