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#8B59CD

#8b59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8b59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.2% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 265.86°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1704

Complementary

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #9bcd59

Split complementary

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #cdc559
  3. #61cd59

Analogous

  1. #5961cd
  2. #8b59cd
  3. #c559cd

Triadic

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #cd8b59
  3. #59cd8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #cd599b
  3. #9bcd59
  4. #59cd8b

Square

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #cd5961
  3. #9bcd59
  4. #59cdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #41216c
  2. #6532a7
  3. #8b59cd
  4. #b494df
  5. #ddcff0

Shades

#8b59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #7d50b9
  3. #6f47a4
  4. #613e90
  5. #53357b
  6. #462d67
  7. #382452
  8. #2a1b3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #976ad2
  3. #a27ad7
  4. #ae8bdc
  5. #b99be1
  6. #c5ace6
  7. #d1bdeb
  8. #dccdf0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b59cd
  2. #8a5dc5
  3. #8961be
  4. #8865b6
  5. #8769ae
  6. #866da7
  7. #84709f
  8. #837497
  9. #82788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d699f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2672d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a72ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f69cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6469cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8368a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b59cd {
  color: #8b59cd;
}
Background
.bg-8b59cd {
  background-color: #8b59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b59cd {
  border: 2px solid #8b59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b59cd, #c559cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.99 #74a632 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8b59cd  rgb(139, 89, 205)  hsl(266, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9bcd59  rgb(155, 205, 89)  hsl(86, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8b59  rgb(205, 139, 89)  hsl(26, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#59cd8b  rgb(89, 205, 139)  hsl(146, 54%, 58%)  Emerald