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#8564BF

#8564bf ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.37% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 261.76°, with 41.55% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #8564bf
  2. #9ebf64

Split complementary

  1. #8564bf
  2. #bfb364
  3. #71bf64

Analogous

  1. #6471bf
  2. #8564bf
  3. #b364bf

Triadic

  1. #8564bf
  2. #bf8564
  3. #64bf85

Tetradic

  1. #8564bf
  2. #bf649e
  3. #9ebf64
  4. #64bf85

Square

  1. #8564bf
  2. #bf6471
  3. #9ebf64
  4. #64bfb3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2862
  2. #5f3f98
  3. #8564bf
  4. #b09ad5
  5. #dad0ec

Shades

#8564bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564bf
  2. #785aac
  3. #6a5099
  4. #5d4686
  5. #503c73
  6. #433260
  7. #35284c
  8. #281e39
  9. #1b1426
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564bf
  2. #9174c5
  3. #9d83cc
  4. #aa93d2
  5. #b6a2d9
  6. #c2b2df
  7. #cec1e5
  8. #dad1ec
  9. #e7e0f2
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564bf
  2. #8567b9
  3. #846ab2
  4. #846cac
  5. #836fa6
  6. #8372a0
  7. #827599
  8. #827893
  9. #817a8d
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4775c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e74bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696ebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e6ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564bf {
  color: #8564bf;
}
Background
.bg-8564bf {
  background-color: #8564bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564bf {
  border: 2px solid #8564bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 42% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564bf, #b364bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 191 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.06 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.16 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #7a9b40 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564bf  rgb(133, 100, 191)  hsl(262, 42%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9ebf64  rgb(158, 191, 100)  hsl(82, 42%, 57%)  Olivine
#bf8564  rgb(191, 133, 100)  hsl(22, 42%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#64bf85  rgb(100, 191, 133)  hsl(142, 42%, 57%)  Emerald