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#8A67CD

#8a67cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 49.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 260.59°, with 50.5% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1951

Complementary

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #aacd67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #cdbd67
  3. #77cd67

Analogous

  1. #6777cd
  2. #8a67cd
  3. #bd67cd

Triadic

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #cd8a67
  3. #67cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #cd67aa
  3. #aacd67
  4. #67cd8a

Square

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #cd6777
  3. #aacd67
  4. #67cdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #412675
  2. #6139ae
  3. #8a67cd
  4. #b6a1e0
  5. #e3daf3

Shades

#8a67cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #7c5db9
  3. #6e52a4
  4. #614890
  5. #533e7b
  6. #453467
  7. #372952
  8. #291f3e
  9. #1c1529
  10. #0e0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #9676d2
  3. #a185d7
  4. #ad95dc
  5. #b9a4e1
  6. #c5b3e6
  7. #d0c2eb
  8. #dcd1f0
  9. #e8e1f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67cd
  2. #896ac5
  3. #886cbe
  4. #876fb6
  5. #8671ae
  6. #8574a7
  7. #84769f
  8. #837997
  9. #827b8f
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8173a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b79cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6773cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a72cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8273ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67cd {
  color: #8a67cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a67cd {
  background-color: #8a67cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a67cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67cd, #bd67cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.34 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.88 #759832 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67cd  rgb(138, 103, 205)  hsl(261, 51%, 60%)  Amethyst
#aacd67  rgb(170, 205, 103)  hsl(81, 51%, 60%)  June Bud
#cd8a67  rgb(205, 138, 103)  hsl(21, 51%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#67cd8a  rgb(103, 205, 138)  hsl(141, 51%, 60%)  Emerald