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#8A67B7

#8a67b7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67b7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.59% cyan, 43.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 35.71% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1852

Complementary

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #94b767

Split complementary

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #b7b267
  3. #6cb767

Analogous

  1. #676cb7
  2. #8a67b7
  3. #b267b7

Triadic

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #b78a67
  3. #67b78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #b76794
  3. #94b767
  4. #67b78a

Square

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #b7676c
  3. #94b767
  4. #67b7b2

Monochromatic

  1. #402b5a
  2. #64438e
  3. #8a67b7
  4. #b29bd0
  5. #dacfe8

Shades

#8a67b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #7c5da5
  3. #6e5292
  4. #614880
  5. #533e6e
  6. #45345c
  7. #372949
  8. #291f37
  9. #1c1525
  10. #0e0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #9676be
  3. #a185c5
  4. #ad95cd
  5. #b9a4d4
  6. #c5b3db
  7. #d0c2e2
  8. #dcd1e9
  9. #e8e1f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67b7
  2. #896ab2
  3. #886cac
  4. #876fa7
  5. #8671a1
  6. #85749c
  7. #847696
  8. #837991
  9. #827b8b
  10. #817e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5276ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a77b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #827486 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d71b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7071b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67b7 {
  color: #8a67b7;
}
Background
.bg-8a67b7 {
  background-color: #8a67b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67b7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a67b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 36% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67b7, #b267b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.43 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.43 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.18 #759848 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67b7  rgb(138, 103, 183)  hsl(266, 36%, 56%)  Amethyst
#94b767  rgb(148, 183, 103)  hsl(86, 36%, 56%)  Olivine
#b78a67  rgb(183, 138, 103)  hsl(26, 36%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#67b78a  rgb(103, 183, 138)  hsl(146, 36%, 56%)  Mint