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#8564C5

#8564c5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.49% cyan, 49.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 260.41°, with 45.54% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1813

Complementary

  1. #8564c5
  2. #a4c564

Split complementary

  1. #8564c5
  2. #c5b664
  3. #74c564

Analogous

  1. #6474c5
  2. #8564c5
  3. #b664c5

Triadic

  1. #8564c5
  2. #c58564
  3. #64c585

Tetradic

  1. #8564c5
  2. #c564a4
  3. #a4c564
  4. #64c585

Square

  1. #8564c5
  2. #c56474
  3. #a4c564
  4. #64c5b6

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2769
  2. #5e3ca0
  3. #8564c5
  4. #b19cda
  5. #ddd3ef

Shades

#8564c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c5
  2. #785ab1
  3. #6a509e
  4. #5d468a
  5. #503c76
  6. #433263
  7. #35284f
  8. #281e3b
  9. #1b1427
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c5
  2. #9174cb
  3. #9d83d1
  4. #aa93d6
  5. #b6a2dc
  6. #c2b2e2
  7. #cec1e8
  8. #dad1ee
  9. #e7e0f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c5
  2. #8567be
  3. #846ab7
  4. #846cb0
  5. #836fa9
  6. #8372a3
  7. #82759c
  8. #827895
  9. #817a8e
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4376c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a75c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77768b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d70a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c5 {
  color: #8564c5;
}
Background
.bg-8564c5 {
  background-color: #8564c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c5 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 46% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c5, #b664c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 197 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.11 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.09 #7a9b3a Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c5  rgb(133, 100, 197)  hsl(260, 46%, 58%)  Amethyst
#a4c564  rgb(164, 197, 100)  hsl(80, 46%, 58%)  Pistachio
#c58564  rgb(197, 133, 100)  hsl(20, 46%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#64c585  rgb(100, 197, 133)  hsl(140, 46%, 58%)  Emerald