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#8564BB

#8564bb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.88% cyan, 46.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 262.76°, with 39.01% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #8564bb
  2. #9abb64

Split complementary

  1. #8564bb
  2. #bbb064
  3. #6ebb64

Analogous

  1. #646ebb
  2. #8564bb
  3. #b064bb

Triadic

  1. #8564bb
  2. #bb8564
  3. #64bb85

Tetradic

  1. #8564bb
  2. #bb649a
  3. #9abb64
  4. #64bb85

Square

  1. #8564bb
  2. #bb646e
  3. #9abb64
  4. #64bbb0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d295d
  2. #5f4092
  3. #8564bb
  4. #af99d2
  5. #d9ceea

Shades

#8564bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564bb
  2. #785aa8
  3. #6a5096
  4. #5d4683
  5. #503c70
  6. #43325e
  7. #35284b
  8. #281e38
  9. #1b1425
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564bb
  2. #9174c2
  3. #9d83c9
  4. #aa93cf
  5. #b6a2d6
  6. #c2b2dd
  7. #cec1e4
  8. #dad1eb
  9. #e7e0f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564bb
  2. #8567b5
  3. #846aaf
  4. #846ca9
  5. #836fa3
  6. #83729e
  7. #827598
  8. #827892
  9. #817a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a75be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5174b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6e9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564bb {
  color: #8564bb;
}
Background
.bg-8564bb {
  background-color: #8564bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564bb {
  border: 2px solid #8564bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564bb, #b064bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.52 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.90 #7a9b44 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564bb  rgb(133, 100, 187)  hsl(263, 39%, 56%)  Amethyst
#9abb64  rgb(154, 187, 100)  hsl(83, 39%, 56%)  Olivine
#bb8564  rgb(187, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 39%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#64bb85  rgb(100, 187, 133)  hsl(143, 39%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green