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#8564BC

#8564bc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.26% cyan, 46.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 39.64% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1773

Complementary

  1. #8564bc
  2. #9bbc64

Split complementary

  1. #8564bc
  2. #bcb164
  3. #6fbc64

Analogous

  1. #646fbc
  2. #8564bc
  3. #b164bc

Triadic

  1. #8564bc
  2. #bc8564
  3. #64bc85

Tetradic

  1. #8564bc
  2. #bc649b
  3. #9bbc64
  4. #64bc85

Square

  1. #8564bc
  2. #bc646f
  3. #9bbc64
  4. #64bcb1

Monochromatic

  1. #3d295e
  2. #5f4094
  3. #8564bc
  4. #af99d3
  5. #d9cfea

Shades

#8564bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564bc
  2. #785aa9
  3. #6a5096
  4. #5d4684
  5. #503c71
  6. #43325e
  7. #35284b
  8. #281e38
  9. #1b1426
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564bc
  2. #9174c3
  3. #9d83c9
  4. #aa93d0
  5. #b6a2d7
  6. #c2b2de
  7. #cec1e4
  8. #dad1eb
  9. #e7e0f2
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564bc
  2. #8567b6
  3. #846ab0
  4. #846caa
  5. #836fa4
  6. #83729e
  7. #827598
  8. #827892
  9. #817a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4975bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5074ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564bc {
  color: #8564bc;
}
Background
.bg-8564bc {
  background-color: #8564bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564bc {
  border: 2px solid #8564bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564bc, #b164bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 188 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.67 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.40 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.71 #7a9b43 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564bc  rgb(133, 100, 188)  hsl(263, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst
#9bbc64  rgb(155, 188, 100)  hsl(83, 40%, 56%)  Olivine
#bc8564  rgb(188, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 40%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#64bc85  rgb(100, 188, 133)  hsl(143, 40%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green