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#8A67B5

#8a67b5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67b5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.76% cyan, 43.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 266.92°, with 34.51% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #92b567

Split complementary

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #b5b167
  3. #6bb567

Analogous

  1. #676bb5
  2. #8a67b5
  3. #b167b5

Triadic

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #b58a67
  3. #67b58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #b56792
  3. #92b567
  4. #67b58a

Square

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #b5676b
  3. #92b567
  4. #67b5b1

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2b58
  2. #64448c
  3. #8a67b5
  4. #b29ace
  5. #d9cee7

Shades

#8a67b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #7c5da3
  3. #6e5291
  4. #61487f
  5. #533e6d
  6. #45345b
  7. #372948
  8. #291f36
  9. #1c1524
  10. #0e0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #9676bc
  3. #a185c4
  4. #ad95cb
  5. #b9a4d3
  6. #c5b3da
  7. #d0c2e1
  8. #dcd1e9
  9. #e8e1f0
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67b5
  2. #896ab0
  3. #886caa
  4. #876fa5
  5. #8671a0
  6. #85749b
  7. #847695
  8. #837990
  9. #827b8b
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5376b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b77b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d70b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7171b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866f9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67b5 {
  color: #8a67b5;
}
Background
.bg-8a67b5 {
  background-color: #8a67b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67b5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a67b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 35% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67b5, #b167b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 181 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.73 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.44 #75984a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67b5  rgb(138, 103, 181)  hsl(267, 35%, 56%)  Amethyst
#92b567  rgb(146, 181, 103)  hsl(87, 35%, 56%)  Olivine
#b58a67  rgb(181, 138, 103)  hsl(27, 35%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#67b58a  rgb(103, 181, 138)  hsl(147, 35%, 56%)  Mint