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#8564C1

#8564c1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.09% cyan, 48.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 261.29°, with 42.86% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #8564c1
  2. #a0c164

Split complementary

  1. #8564c1
  2. #c1b364
  3. #71c164

Analogous

  1. #6471c1
  2. #8564c1
  3. #b364c1

Triadic

  1. #8564c1
  2. #c18564
  3. #64c185

Tetradic

  1. #8564c1
  2. #c164a0
  3. #a0c164
  4. #64c185

Square

  1. #8564c1
  2. #c16471
  3. #a0c164
  4. #64c1b3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2864
  2. #5f3e9b
  3. #8564c1
  4. #b09bd7
  5. #dbd1ed

Shades

#8564c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c1
  2. #785aae
  3. #6a509a
  4. #5d4687
  5. #503c74
  6. #433261
  7. #35284d
  8. #281e3a
  9. #1b1427
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c1
  2. #9174c7
  3. #9d83cd
  4. #aa93d4
  5. #b6a2da
  6. #c2b2e0
  7. #cec1e6
  8. #dad1ec
  9. #e7e0f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c1
  2. #8567bb
  3. #846ab4
  4. #846cae
  5. #836fa7
  6. #8372a1
  7. #82759a
  8. #827894
  9. #817a8d
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4676c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d75bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656fc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686ec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e6fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c1 {
  color: #8564c1;
}
Background
.bg-8564c1 {
  background-color: #8564c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c1 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 43% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c1, #b364c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 193 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.04 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #7a9b3e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c1  rgb(133, 100, 193)  hsl(261, 43%, 57%)  Amethyst
#a0c164  rgb(160, 193, 100)  hsl(81, 43%, 57%)  Pistachio
#c18564  rgb(193, 133, 100)  hsl(21, 43%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#64c185  rgb(100, 193, 133)  hsl(141, 43%, 57%)  Emerald