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#8564BD

#8564bd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.63% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 262.25°, with 40.27% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #8564bd
  2. #9cbd64

Split complementary

  1. #8564bd
  2. #bdb264
  3. #70bd64

Analogous

  1. #6470bd
  2. #8564bd
  3. #b264bd

Triadic

  1. #8564bd
  2. #bd8564
  3. #64bd85

Tetradic

  1. #8564bd
  2. #bd649c
  3. #9cbd64
  4. #64bd85

Square

  1. #8564bd
  2. #bd6470
  3. #9cbd64
  4. #64bdb2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d295f
  2. #5f3f95
  3. #8564bd
  4. #af9ad4
  5. #d9cfeb

Shades

#8564bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564bd
  2. #785aaa
  3. #6a5097
  4. #5d4684
  5. #503c71
  6. #43325f
  7. #35284c
  8. #281e39
  9. #1b1426
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564bd
  2. #9174c4
  3. #9d83ca
  4. #aa93d1
  5. #b6a2d7
  6. #c2b2de
  7. #cec1e5
  8. #dad1eb
  9. #e7e0f2
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564bd
  2. #8567b7
  3. #846ab1
  4. #846cab
  5. #836fa5
  6. #83729f
  7. #827598
  8. #827892
  9. #817a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4875c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5074bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e6ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564bd {
  color: #8564bd;
}
Background
.bg-8564bd {
  background-color: #8564bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564bd {
  border: 2px solid #8564bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564bd, #b264bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.54 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.31 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #7a9b42 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564bd  rgb(133, 100, 189)  hsl(262, 40%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9cbd64  rgb(156, 189, 100)  hsl(82, 40%, 57%)  Olivine
#bd8564  rgb(189, 133, 100)  hsl(22, 40%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#64bd85  rgb(100, 189, 133)  hsl(142, 40%, 57%)  Medium Sea Green