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#8564CC

#8564cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.8% cyan, 50.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 259.04°, with 50.49% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #8564cc
  2. #abcc64

Split complementary

  1. #8564cc
  2. #ccb964
  3. #77cc64

Analogous

  1. #6477cc
  2. #8564cc
  3. #b964cc

Triadic

  1. #8564cc
  2. #cc8564
  3. #64cc85

Tetradic

  1. #8564cc
  2. #cc64ab
  3. #abcc64
  4. #64cc85

Square

  1. #8564cc
  2. #cc6477
  3. #abcc64
  4. #64ccb9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2572
  2. #5d38ab
  3. #8564cc
  4. #b29edf
  5. #e0d7f2

Shades

#8564cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564cc
  2. #785ab8
  3. #6a50a3
  4. #5d468f
  5. #503c7a
  6. #433266
  7. #352852
  8. #281e3d
  9. #1b1429
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564cc
  2. #9174d1
  3. #9d83d6
  4. #aa93db
  5. #b6a2e0
  6. #c2b2e6
  7. #cec1eb
  8. #dad1f0
  9. #e7e0f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564cc
  2. #8567c4
  3. #846abd
  4. #846cb5
  5. #836fae
  6. #8372a6
  7. #82759e
  8. #827897
  9. #817a8f
  10. #817d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d70a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4476ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75788f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6270ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c71ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564cc {
  color: #8564cc;
}
Background
.bg-8564cc {
  background-color: #8564cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564cc {
  border: 2px solid #8564cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564cc, #b964cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.74 #7a9b33 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564cc  rgb(133, 100, 204)  hsl(259, 50%, 60%)  Amethyst
#abcc64  rgb(171, 204, 100)  hsl(79, 50%, 60%)  June Bud
#cc8564  rgb(204, 133, 100)  hsl(19, 50%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#64cc85  rgb(100, 204, 133)  hsl(139, 50%, 60%)  Emerald