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#8564C0

#8564c0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.73% cyan, 47.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 261.52°, with 42.2% saturation and 57.25% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #8564c0
  2. #9fc064

Split complementary

  1. #8564c0
  2. #c0b364
  3. #71c064

Analogous

  1. #6471c0
  2. #8564c0
  3. #b364c0

Triadic

  1. #8564c0
  2. #c08564
  3. #64c085

Tetradic

  1. #8564c0
  2. #c0649f
  3. #9fc064
  4. #64c085

Square

  1. #8564c0
  2. #c06471
  3. #9fc064
  4. #64c0b3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2863
  2. #5f3e99
  3. #8564c0
  4. #b09ad6
  5. #dbd1ec

Shades

#8564c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c0
  2. #785aad
  3. #6a509a
  4. #5d4686
  5. #503c73
  6. #433260
  7. #35284d
  8. #281e3a
  9. #1b1426
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c0
  2. #9174c6
  3. #9d83cd
  4. #aa93d3
  5. #b6a2d9
  6. #c2b2e0
  7. #cec1e6
  8. #dad1ec
  9. #e7e0f2
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c0
  2. #8567ba
  3. #846ab3
  4. #846cad
  5. #836fa6
  6. #8372a0
  7. #82759a
  8. #827893
  9. #817a8d
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4675c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e75be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #797589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686ebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e6fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c0 {
  color: #8564c0;
}
Background
.bg-8564c0 {
  background-color: #8564c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c0 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 42% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c0, #b364c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 192 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.96 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.65 #7a9b3f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c0  rgb(133, 100, 192)  hsl(262, 42%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9fc064  rgb(159, 192, 100)  hsl(82, 42%, 57%)  Olivine
#c08564  rgb(192, 133, 100)  hsl(22, 42%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#64c085  rgb(100, 192, 133)  hsl(142, 42%, 57%)  Emerald