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#8564C9

#8564c9 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.83% cyan, 50.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 259.6°, with 48.33% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #8564c9
  2. #a8c964

Split complementary

  1. #8564c9
  2. #c9b764
  3. #76c964

Analogous

  1. #6476c9
  2. #8564c9
  3. #b764c9

Triadic

  1. #8564c9
  2. #c98564
  3. #64c985

Tetradic

  1. #8564c9
  2. #c964a8
  3. #a8c964
  4. #64c985

Square

  1. #8564c9
  2. #c96476
  3. #a8c964
  4. #64c9b7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e266e
  2. #5d3aa7
  3. #8564c9
  4. #b29ddd
  5. #ded5f1

Shades

#8564c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c9
  2. #785ab5
  3. #6a50a1
  4. #5d468d
  5. #503c79
  6. #433265
  7. #352850
  8. #281e3c
  9. #1b1428
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c9
  2. #9174ce
  3. #9d83d4
  4. #aa93d9
  5. #b6a2df
  6. #c2b2e4
  7. #cec1e9
  8. #dad1ef
  9. #e7e0f4
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c9
  2. #8567c2
  3. #846aba
  4. #846cb3
  5. #836fac
  6. #8372a5
  7. #82759d
  8. #827896
  9. #817a8f
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d709e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f77cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4775c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76788d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6370cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656fc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c70a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c9 {
  color: #8564c9;
}
Background
.bg-8564c9 {
  background-color: #8564c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c9 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 48% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c9, #b764c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 201 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.44 #7a9b36 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c9  rgb(133, 100, 201)  hsl(260, 48%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a8c964  rgb(168, 201, 100)  hsl(80, 48%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c98564  rgb(201, 133, 100)  hsl(20, 48%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#64c985  rgb(100, 201, 133)  hsl(140, 48%, 59%)  Emerald