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#8564BE

#8564be ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 47.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 262°, with 40.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #8564be
  2. #9dbe64

Split complementary

  1. #8564be
  2. #beb264
  3. #70be64

Analogous

  1. #6470be
  2. #8564be
  3. #b264be

Triadic

  1. #8564be
  2. #be8564
  3. #64be85

Tetradic

  1. #8564be
  2. #be649d
  3. #9dbe64
  4. #64be85

Square

  1. #8564be
  2. #be6470
  3. #9dbe64
  4. #64beb2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2861
  2. #5f3f96
  3. #8564be
  4. #af9ad5
  5. #dad0eb

Shades

#8564be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564be
  2. #785aab
  3. #6a5098
  4. #5d4685
  5. #503c72
  6. #43325f
  7. #35284c
  8. #281e39
  9. #1b1426
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564be
  2. #9174c5
  3. #9d83cb
  4. #aa93d2
  5. #b6a2d8
  6. #c2b2df
  7. #cec1e5
  8. #dad1ec
  9. #e7e0f2
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564be
  2. #8567b8
  3. #846ab2
  4. #846cab
  5. #836fa5
  6. #83729f
  7. #827599
  8. #827893
  9. #817a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4875c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f74bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e6ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564be {
  color: #8564be;
}
Background
.bg-8564be {
  background-color: #8564be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564be {
  border: 2px solid #8564be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564be, #b264be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 190 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.19 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.34 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #7a9b41 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564be  rgb(133, 100, 190)  hsl(262, 41%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9dbe64  rgb(157, 190, 100)  hsl(82, 41%, 57%)  Olivine
#be8564  rgb(190, 133, 100)  hsl(22, 41%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#64be85  rgb(100, 190, 133)  hsl(142, 41%, 57%)  Emerald