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#8564B7

#8564b7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 45.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 263.86°, with 36.56% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1752

Complementary

  1. #8564b7
  2. #96b764

Split complementary

  1. #8564b7
  2. #b7af64
  3. #6cb764

Analogous

  1. #646cb7
  2. #8564b7
  3. #af64b7

Triadic

  1. #8564b7
  2. #b78564
  3. #64b785

Tetradic

  1. #8564b7
  2. #b76496
  3. #96b764
  4. #64b785

Square

  1. #8564b7
  2. #b7646c
  3. #96b764
  4. #64b7af

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2959
  2. #60428d
  3. #8564b7
  4. #ae98cf
  5. #d7cce8

Shades

#8564b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b7
  2. #785aa5
  3. #6a5092
  4. #5d4680
  5. #503c6e
  6. #43325c
  7. #352849
  8. #281e37
  9. #1b1425
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b7
  2. #9174be
  3. #9d83c5
  4. #aa93cd
  5. #b6a2d4
  6. #c2b2db
  7. #cec1e2
  8. #dad1e9
  9. #e7e0f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b7
  2. #8567b2
  3. #846aac
  4. #846ca7
  5. #836fa1
  6. #83729c
  7. #827596
  8. #827891
  9. #817a8b
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c74ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5474b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686eb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6eb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b7 {
  color: #8564b7;
}
Background
.bg-8564b7 {
  background-color: #8564b7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b7 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 37% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b7, #af64b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.15 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.66 #7a9b48 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b7  rgb(133, 100, 183)  hsl(264, 37%, 55%)  Amethyst
#96b764  rgb(150, 183, 100)  hsl(84, 37%, 55%)  Olivine
#b78564  rgb(183, 133, 100)  hsl(24, 37%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b785  rgb(100, 183, 133)  hsl(144, 37%, 55%)  Mint