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#8C59CD

#8c59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8c59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.71% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 266.38°, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #9acd59

Split complementary

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #cdc659
  3. #60cd59

Analogous

  1. #5960cd
  2. #8c59cd
  3. #c659cd

Triadic

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #cd8c59
  3. #59cd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #cd599a
  3. #9acd59
  4. #59cd8c

Square

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #cd5960
  3. #9acd59
  4. #59cdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #42216c
  2. #6632a7
  3. #8c59cd
  4. #b594df
  5. #ddcff0

Shades

#8c59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #7e50b9
  3. #7047a4
  4. #623e90
  5. #54357b
  6. #462d67
  7. #382452
  8. #2a1b3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #986ad2
  3. #a37ad7
  4. #af8bdc
  5. #ba9be1
  6. #c6ace6
  7. #d1bdeb
  8. #ddcdf0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c59cd
  2. #8b5dc5
  3. #8a61be
  4. #8865b6
  5. #8769ae
  6. #866da7
  7. #85709f
  8. #847497
  9. #82788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2772d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b72ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6069cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6569cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8468a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c59cd {
  color: #8c59cd;
}
Background
.bg-8c59cd {
  background-color: #8c59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c59cd {
  border: 2px solid #8c59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c59cd, #c659cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.77 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.38 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.95 #73a632 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8c59cd  rgb(140, 89, 205)  hsl(266, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9acd59  rgb(154, 205, 89)  hsl(86, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8c59  rgb(205, 140, 89)  hsl(26, 54%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#59cd8c  rgb(89, 205, 140)  hsl(146, 54%, 58%)  Emerald