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#8A67C8

#8a67c8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 48.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 261.65°, with 46.86% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #a5c867

Split complementary

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #c8ba67
  3. #74c867

Analogous

  1. #6774c8
  2. #8a67c8
  3. #ba67c8

Triadic

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #c88a67
  3. #67c88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #c867a5
  3. #a5c867
  4. #67c88a

Square

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #c86774
  3. #a5c867
  4. #67c8ba

Monochromatic

  1. #41286e
  2. #623ca6
  3. #8a67c8
  4. #b59fdc
  5. #e0d7f1

Shades

#8a67c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #7c5db4
  3. #6e52a0
  4. #61488c
  5. #533e78
  6. #453464
  7. #372950
  8. #291f3c
  9. #1c1528
  10. #0e0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #9676ce
  3. #a185d3
  4. #ad95d9
  5. #b9a4de
  6. #c5b3e4
  7. #d0c2e9
  8. #dcd1ef
  9. #e8e1f4
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67c8
  2. #896ac1
  3. #886cba
  4. #876fb2
  5. #8671ab
  6. #8574a4
  7. #84769d
  8. #837996
  9. #827b8e
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80739f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477acb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f79c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d798e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6873ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c72c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8272a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67c8 {
  color: #8a67c8;
}
Background
.bg-8a67c8 {
  background-color: #8a67c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a67c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67c8, #ba67c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 200 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.19 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.11 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.38 #759837 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67c8  rgb(138, 103, 200)  hsl(262, 47%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a5c867  rgb(165, 200, 103)  hsl(82, 47%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c88a67  rgb(200, 138, 103)  hsl(22, 47%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#67c88a  rgb(103, 200, 138)  hsl(142, 47%, 59%)  Emerald