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#8A67CE

#8a67ce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 260.39°, with 51.24% saturation and 60.59% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #abce67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #cebe67
  3. #78ce67

Analogous

  1. #6778ce
  2. #8a67ce
  3. #be67ce

Triadic

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #ce8a67
  3. #67ce8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #ce67ab
  3. #abce67
  4. #67ce8a

Square

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #ce6778
  3. #abce67
  4. #67cebe

Monochromatic

  1. #412676
  2. #6139b0
  3. #8a67ce
  4. #b7a1e1
  5. #e3dbf3

Shades

#8a67ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #7c5db9
  3. #6e52a5
  4. #614890
  5. #533e7c
  6. #453467
  7. #372952
  8. #291f3e
  9. #1c1529
  10. #0e0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #9676d3
  3. #a185d8
  4. #ad95dd
  5. #b9a4e2
  6. #c5b3e7
  7. #d0c2eb
  8. #dcd1f0
  9. #e8e1f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67ce
  2. #896ac6
  3. #886cbe
  4. #876fb7
  5. #8671af
  6. #8574a7
  7. #84769f
  8. #837997
  9. #827b90
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8173a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a79cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6773d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a72cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8173ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67ce {
  color: #8a67ce;
}
Background
.bg-8a67ce {
  background-color: #8a67ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67ce {
  border: 2px solid #8a67ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 51% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67ce, #be67ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.81 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.98 #759831 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67ce  rgb(138, 103, 206)  hsl(260, 51%, 61%)  Amethyst
#abce67  rgb(171, 206, 103)  hsl(80, 51%, 61%)  June Bud
#ce8a67  rgb(206, 138, 103)  hsl(20, 51%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#67ce8a  rgb(103, 206, 138)  hsl(140, 51%, 61%)  Emerald