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#8564BA

#8564ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.49% cyan, 46.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 263.02°, with 38.39% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #8564ba
  2. #99ba64

Split complementary

  1. #8564ba
  2. #bab064
  3. #6eba64

Analogous

  1. #646eba
  2. #8564ba
  3. #b064ba

Triadic

  1. #8564ba
  2. #ba8564
  3. #64ba85

Tetradic

  1. #8564ba
  2. #ba6499
  3. #99ba64
  4. #64ba85

Square

  1. #8564ba
  2. #ba646e
  3. #99ba64
  4. #64bab0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d295c
  2. #5f4191
  3. #8564ba
  4. #af99d2
  5. #d8cee9

Shades

#8564ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564ba
  2. #785aa7
  3. #6a5095
  4. #5d4682
  5. #503c70
  6. #43325d
  7. #35284a
  8. #281e38
  9. #1b1425
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564ba
  2. #9174c1
  3. #9d83c8
  4. #aa93cf
  5. #b6a2d6
  6. #c2b2dd
  7. #cec1e3
  8. #dad1ea
  9. #e7e0f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564ba
  2. #8567b4
  3. #846aae
  4. #846ca9
  5. #836fa3
  6. #83729d
  7. #827597
  8. #827891
  9. #817a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a74bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5274b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564ba {
  color: #8564ba;
}
Background
.bg-8564ba {
  background-color: #8564ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564ba {
  border: 2px solid #8564ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 38% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564ba, #b064ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.56 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.65 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.09 #7a9b45 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564ba  rgb(133, 100, 186)  hsl(263, 38%, 56%)  Amethyst
#99ba64  rgb(153, 186, 100)  hsl(83, 38%, 56%)  Olivine
#ba8564  rgb(186, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 38%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#64ba85  rgb(100, 186, 133)  hsl(143, 38%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green