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#8A59CD

#8a59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 265.34°, 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #9ccd59

Split complementary

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #cdc459
  3. #62cd59

Analogous

  1. #5962cd
  2. #8a59cd
  3. #c459cd

Triadic

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #cd8a59
  3. #59cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #cd599c
  3. #9ccd59
  4. #59cd8a

Square

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #cd5962
  3. #9ccd59
  4. #59cdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #41216c
  2. #6432a7
  3. #8a59cd
  4. #b394df
  5. #ddcff0

Shades

#8a59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #7c50b9
  3. #6e47a4
  4. #613e90
  5. #53357b
  6. #452d67
  7. #372452
  8. #291b3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #966ad2
  3. #a17ad7
  4. #ad8bdc
  5. #b99be1
  6. #c5ace6
  7. #d0bdeb
  8. #dccdf0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a59cd
  2. #895dc5
  3. #8861be
  4. #8765b6
  5. #8669ae
  6. #856da7
  7. #84709f
  8. #837497
  9. #82788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d699f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2572d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3872ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e69cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6369cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8268a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a59cd {
  color: #8a59cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a59cd {
  background-color: #8a59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a59cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a59cd, #c459cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.63 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.04 #75a632 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a59cd  rgb(138, 89, 205)  hsl(265, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9ccd59  rgb(156, 205, 89)  hsl(85, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8a59  rgb(205, 138, 89)  hsl(25, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#59cd8a  rgb(89, 205, 138)  hsl(145, 54%, 58%)  Emerald