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#8A67CC

#8a67cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 49.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 260.79°, with 49.75% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #a9cc67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #ccbd67
  3. #77cc67

Analogous

  1. #6777cc
  2. #8a67cc
  3. #bd67cc

Triadic

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #cc8a67
  3. #67cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #cc67a9
  3. #a9cc67
  4. #67cc8a

Square

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #cc6777
  3. #a9cc67
  4. #67ccbd

Monochromatic

  1. #412773
  2. #623aad
  3. #8a67cc
  4. #b6a0df
  5. #e2daf2

Shades

#8a67cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #7c5db8
  3. #6e52a3
  4. #61488f
  5. #533e7a
  6. #453466
  7. #372952
  8. #291f3d
  9. #1c1529
  10. #0e0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #9676d1
  3. #a185d6
  4. #ad95db
  5. #b9a4e0
  6. #c5b3e6
  7. #d0c2eb
  8. #dcd1f0
  9. #e8e1f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67cc
  2. #896ac4
  3. #886cbd
  4. #876fb5
  5. #8671ae
  6. #8574a6
  7. #84769e
  8. #837997
  9. #827b8f
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8173a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6773ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a72cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8273ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67cc {
  color: #8a67cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a67cc {
  background-color: #8a67cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a67cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67cc, #bd67cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.77 #759833 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67cc  rgb(138, 103, 204)  hsl(261, 50%, 60%)  Amethyst
#a9cc67  rgb(169, 204, 103)  hsl(81, 50%, 60%)  Pistachio
#cc8a67  rgb(204, 138, 103)  hsl(21, 50%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#67cc8a  rgb(103, 204, 138)  hsl(141, 50%, 60%)  Emerald