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#8A67AF

#8a67af ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.14% cyan, 41.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 269.17°, with 31.03% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.182

Complementary

  1. #8a67af
  2. #8caf67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67af
  2. #afae67
  3. #68af67

Analogous

  1. #6768af
  2. #8a67af
  3. #ae67af

Triadic

  1. #8a67af
  2. #af8a67
  3. #67af8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67af
  2. #af678c
  3. #8caf67
  4. #67af8a

Square

  1. #8a67af
  2. #af6768
  3. #8caf67
  4. #67afae

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2b52
  2. #644584
  3. #8a67af
  4. #b199c9
  5. #d7cbe4

Shades

#8a67af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67af
  2. #7c5d9e
  3. #6e528c
  4. #61487b
  5. #533e69
  6. #453458
  7. #372946
  8. #291f35
  9. #1c1523
  10. #0e0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67af
  2. #9676b7
  3. #a185bf
  4. #ad95c7
  5. #b9a4cf
  6. #c5b3d7
  7. #d0c2df
  8. #dcd1e7
  9. #e8e1ef
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67af
  2. #896aaa
  3. #886ca6
  4. #876fa1
  5. #86719c
  6. #857498
  7. #847693
  8. #83798e
  9. #827b89
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5675b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e76ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #847283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f70b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7271ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #876e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67af {
  color: #8a67af;
}
Background
.bg-8a67af {
  background-color: #8a67af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67af {
  border: 2px solid #8a67af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 31% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67af, #ae67af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 175 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.74 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.00 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.87 #759850 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67af  rgb(138, 103, 175)  hsl(269, 31%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8caf67  rgb(140, 175, 103)  hsl(89, 31%, 55%)  Asparagus
#af8a67  rgb(175, 138, 103)  hsl(29, 31%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#67af8a  rgb(103, 175, 138)  hsl(149, 31%, 55%)  Mint