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#8A67CF

#8a67cf ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 50.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 260.19°, with 52% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #accf67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #cfbe67
  3. #78cf67

Analogous

  1. #6778cf
  2. #8a67cf
  3. #be67cf

Triadic

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #cf8a67
  3. #67cf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #cf67ac
  3. #accf67
  4. #67cf8a

Square

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #cf6778
  3. #accf67
  4. #67cfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #412677
  2. #6138b1
  3. #8a67cf
  4. #b7a1e1
  5. #e3dbf4

Shades

#8a67cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #7c5dba
  3. #6e52a6
  4. #614891
  5. #533e7c
  6. #453468
  7. #372953
  8. #291f3e
  9. #1c1529
  10. #0e0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #9676d4
  3. #a185d9
  4. #ad95dd
  5. #b9a4e2
  6. #c5b3e7
  7. #d0c2ec
  8. #dcd1f1
  9. #e8e1f5
  10. #f3f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67cf
  2. #896ac7
  3. #886cbf
  4. #876fb7
  5. #8671af
  6. #8574a8
  7. #8476a0
  8. #837998
  9. #827b90
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8173a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #417bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a79cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7b91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6673d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6972ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8174ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67cf {
  color: #8a67cf;
}
Background
.bg-8a67cf {
  background-color: #8a67cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67cf {
  border: 2px solid #8a67cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 52% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67cf, #be67cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 207 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.93 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.99 #759830 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67cf  rgb(138, 103, 207)  hsl(260, 52%, 61%)  Amethyst
#accf67  rgb(172, 207, 103)  hsl(80, 52%, 61%)  June Bud
#cf8a67  rgb(207, 138, 103)  hsl(20, 52%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#67cf8a  rgb(103, 207, 138)  hsl(140, 52%, 61%)  Emerald