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#8859CD

#8859cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8859cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.66% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 264.31°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #8859cd
  2. #9ecd59

Split complementary

  1. #8859cd
  2. #cdc259
  3. #64cd59

Analogous

  1. #5964cd
  2. #8859cd
  3. #c259cd

Triadic

  1. #8859cd
  2. #cd8859
  3. #59cd88

Tetradic

  1. #8859cd
  2. #cd599e
  3. #9ecd59
  4. #59cd88

Square

  1. #8859cd
  2. #cd5964
  3. #9ecd59
  4. #59cdc2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f216c
  2. #6232a7
  3. #8859cd
  4. #b294df
  5. #dccff0

Shades

#8859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8859cd
  2. #7a50b9
  3. #6d47a4
  4. #5f3e90
  5. #52357b
  6. #442d67
  7. #362452
  8. #291b3e
  9. #1b1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8859cd
  2. #946ad2
  3. #a07ad7
  4. #ac8bdc
  5. #b89be1
  6. #c4ace6
  7. #cfbdeb
  8. #dbcdf0
  9. #e7def5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8859cd
  2. #875dc5
  3. #8661be
  4. #8665b6
  5. #8569ae
  6. #846da7
  7. #83709f
  8. #827497
  9. #82788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b699f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2472d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3671ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79718a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d69cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6168cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f68a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8859cd {
  color: #8859cd;
}
Background
.bg-8859cd {
  background-color: #8859cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8859cd {
  border: 2px solid #8859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8859cd, #c259cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.98 #77a632 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8859cd  rgb(136, 89, 205)  hsl(264, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9ecd59  rgb(158, 205, 89)  hsl(84, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8859  rgb(205, 136, 89)  hsl(24, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#59cd88  rgb(89, 205, 136)  hsl(144, 54%, 58%)  Emerald