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#8A67BB

#8a67bb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.2% cyan, 44.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 38.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1869

Complementary

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #98bb67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #bbb467
  3. #6ebb67

Analogous

  1. #676ebb
  2. #8a67bb
  3. #b467bb

Triadic

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #bb8a67
  3. #67bb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #bb6798
  3. #98bb67
  4. #67bb8a

Square

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #bb676e
  3. #98bb67
  4. #67bbb4

Monochromatic

  1. #402a5f
  2. #644293
  3. #8a67bb
  4. #b39cd3
  5. #dbd1ea

Shades

#8a67bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #7c5da8
  3. #6e5296
  4. #614883
  5. #533e70
  6. #45345e
  7. #37294b
  8. #291f38
  9. #1c1525
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #9676c2
  3. #a185c9
  4. #ad95cf
  5. #b9a4d6
  6. #c5b3dd
  7. #d0c2e4
  8. #dcd1eb
  9. #e8e1f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67bb
  2. #896ab5
  3. #886caf
  4. #876fa9
  5. #8671a3
  6. #85749e
  7. #847698
  8. #837992
  9. #827b8c
  10. #817e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5077be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5877b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c71bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f71ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85709f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67bb {
  color: #8a67bb;
}
Background
.bg-8a67bb {
  background-color: #8a67bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67bb {
  border: 2px solid #8a67bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67bb, #b467bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.75 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.40 #759844 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67bb  rgb(138, 103, 187)  hsl(265, 38%, 57%)  Amethyst
#98bb67  rgb(152, 187, 103)  hsl(85, 38%, 57%)  Olivine
#bb8a67  rgb(187, 138, 103)  hsl(25, 38%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#67bb8a  rgb(103, 187, 138)  hsl(145, 38%, 57%)  Mint