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#8A67AE

#8a67ae ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67ae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 40.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 269.58°, with 30.47% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #8bae67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #aead67
  3. #67ae67

Analogous

  1. #6767ae
  2. #8a67ae
  3. #ad67ae

Triadic

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #ae8a67
  3. #67ae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #ae678b
  3. #8bae67
  4. #67ae8a

Square

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #ae6767
  3. #8bae67
  4. #67aead

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2b51
  2. #644683
  3. #8a67ae
  4. #b099c9
  5. #d7cbe3

Shades

#8a67ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #7c5d9d
  3. #6e528b
  4. #61487a
  5. #533e68
  6. #453457
  7. #372946
  8. #291f34
  9. #1c1523
  10. #0e0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #9676b6
  3. #a185be
  4. #ad95c6
  5. #b9a4ce
  6. #c5b3d7
  7. #d0c2df
  8. #dcd1e7
  9. #e8e1ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67ae
  2. #896aa9
  3. #886ca5
  4. #876fa0
  5. #86719c
  6. #857497
  7. #847692
  8. #83798e
  9. #827b89
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5775b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f76ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f70b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7271ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #876e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67ae {
  color: #8a67ae;
}
Background
.bg-8a67ae {
  background-color: #8a67ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67ae {
  border: 2px solid #8a67ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67ae, #ad67ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 174 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.92 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.95 #759851 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67ae  rgb(138, 103, 174)  hsl(270, 30%, 54%)  Amethyst
#8bae67  rgb(139, 174, 103)  hsl(90, 30%, 54%)  Asparagus
#ae8a67  rgb(174, 138, 103)  hsl(30, 30%, 54%)  Cafe au Lait
#67ae8a  rgb(103, 174, 138)  hsl(150, 30%, 54%)  Mint