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#8564CD

#8564cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 51.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 258.86°, with 51.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1851

Complementary

  1. #8564cd
  2. #accd64

Split complementary

  1. #8564cd
  2. #cdb964
  3. #77cd64

Analogous

  1. #6477cd
  2. #8564cd
  3. #b964cd

Triadic

  1. #8564cd
  2. #cd8564
  3. #64cd85

Tetradic

  1. #8564cd
  2. #cd64ac
  3. #accd64
  4. #64cd85

Square

  1. #8564cd
  2. #cd6477
  3. #accd64
  4. #64cdb9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2573
  2. #5d38ad
  3. #8564cd
  4. #b39ee0
  5. #e0d8f2

Shades

#8564cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564cd
  2. #785ab9
  3. #6a50a4
  4. #5d4690
  5. #503c7b
  6. #433267
  7. #352852
  8. #281e3e
  9. #1b1429
  10. #0d0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564cd
  2. #9174d2
  3. #9d83d7
  4. #aa93dc
  5. #b6a2e1
  6. #c2b2e6
  7. #cec1eb
  8. #dad1f0
  9. #e7e0f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564cd
  2. #8567c5
  3. #846abe
  4. #846cb6
  5. #836fae
  6. #8372a7
  7. #82759f
  8. #827897
  9. #817a8f
  10. #817d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d70a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4376cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6170cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b71ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564cd {
  color: #8564cd;
}
Background
.bg-8564cd {
  background-color: #8564cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564cd {
  border: 2px solid #8564cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564cd, #b964cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.43 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.78 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.28 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.83 #7a9b32 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564cd  rgb(133, 100, 205)  hsl(259, 51%, 60%)  Amethyst
#accd64  rgb(172, 205, 100)  hsl(79, 51%, 60%)  June Bud
#cd8564  rgb(205, 133, 100)  hsl(19, 51%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#64cd85  rgb(100, 205, 133)  hsl(139, 51%, 60%)  Emerald