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#8961BA

#8961ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8961ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 266.97°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #8961ba
  2. #92ba61

Split complementary

  1. #8961ba
  2. #bab661
  3. #65ba61

Analogous

  1. #6165ba
  2. #8961ba
  3. #b661ba

Triadic

  1. #8961ba
  2. #ba8961
  3. #61ba89

Tetradic

  1. #8961ba
  2. #ba6192
  3. #92ba61
  4. #61ba89

Square

  1. #8961ba
  2. #ba6165
  3. #92ba61
  4. #61bab6

Monochromatic

  1. #3e285a
  2. #633f90
  3. #8961ba
  4. #b196d1
  5. #d9cbe9

Shades

#8961ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8961ba
  2. #7b57a7
  3. #6e4e95
  4. #604482
  5. #523a70
  6. #45315d
  7. #37274a
  8. #291d38
  9. #1b1325
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8961ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8961ba
  2. #9571c1
  3. #a181c8
  4. #ac90cf
  5. #b8a0d6
  6. #c4b0dd
  7. #d0c0e3
  8. #dcd0ea
  9. #e7dff1
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8961ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8961ba
  2. #8864b4
  3. #8767ae
  4. #866aa9
  5. #856da3
  6. #85719d
  7. #847497
  8. #837791
  9. #827a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4773bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5174b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846b9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8961ba {
  color: #8961ba;
}
Background
.bg-8961ba {
  background-color: #8961ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8961ba {
  border: 2px solid #8961ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8961ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8961ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8961ba, #b661ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8961ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.63 #769e45 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8961ba  rgb(137, 97, 186)  hsl(267, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#92ba61  rgb(146, 186, 97)  hsl(87, 39%, 55%)  Olivine
#ba8961  rgb(186, 137, 97)  hsl(27, 39%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#61ba89  rgb(97, 186, 137)  hsl(147, 39%, 55%)  Mint