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#8A67C2

#8a67c2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 46.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 263.08°, with 42.72% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #9fc267

Split complementary

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #c2b867
  3. #72c267

Analogous

  1. #6772c2
  2. #8a67c2
  3. #b867c2

Triadic

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #c28a67
  3. #67c28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #c2679f
  3. #9fc267
  4. #67c28a

Square

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #c26772
  3. #9fc267
  4. #67c2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #412967
  2. #633f9d
  3. #8a67c2
  4. #b49ed8
  5. #ded4ee

Shades

#8a67c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #7c5daf
  3. #6e529b
  4. #614888
  5. #533e74
  6. #453461
  7. #37294e
  8. #291f3a
  9. #1c1527
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #9676c8
  3. #a185ce
  4. #ad95d4
  5. #b9a4da
  6. #c5b3e1
  7. #d0c2e7
  8. #dcd1ed
  9. #e8e1f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67c2
  2. #896abb
  3. #886cb5
  4. #876fae
  5. #8671a8
  6. #8574a1
  7. #84769a
  8. #837994
  9. #827b8d
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80729b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b78c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5378c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f778b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a72c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d72c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8471a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67c2 {
  color: #8a67c2;
}
Background
.bg-8a67c2 {
  background-color: #8a67c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a67c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 43% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67c2, #b867c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 194 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.95 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #75983d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67c2  rgb(138, 103, 194)  hsl(263, 43%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9fc267  rgb(159, 194, 103)  hsl(83, 43%, 58%)  Pistachio
#c28a67  rgb(194, 138, 103)  hsl(23, 43%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#67c28a  rgb(103, 194, 138)  hsl(143, 43%, 58%)  Emerald