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#8D61BA

#8d61ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d61ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.19% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 269.66°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #8eba61

Split complementary

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #bab961
  3. #62ba61

Analogous

  1. #6162ba
  2. #8d61ba
  3. #b961ba

Triadic

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #ba8d61
  3. #61ba8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #ba618e
  3. #8eba61
  4. #61ba8d

Square

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #ba6162
  3. #8eba61
  4. #61bab9

Monochromatic

  1. #41285a
  2. #673f90
  3. #8d61ba
  4. #b396d1
  5. #dacbe9

Shades

#8d61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #7f57a7
  3. #714e95
  4. #634482
  5. #553a70
  6. #47315d
  7. #38274a
  8. #2a1d38
  9. #1c1325
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #9871c1
  3. #a481c8
  4. #af90cf
  5. #bba0d6
  6. #c6b0dd
  7. #d1c0e3
  8. #ddd0ea
  9. #e8dff1
  10. #f4eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d61ba
  2. #8c64b4
  3. #8a67ae
  4. #896aa9
  5. #886da3
  6. #87719d
  7. #857497
  8. #847791
  9. #837a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4974bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5475b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #867085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f6eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #896a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d61ba {
  color: #8d61ba;
}
Background
.bg-8d61ba {
  background-color: #8d61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d61ba {
  border: 2px solid #8d61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d61ba, #b961ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.04 #729e45 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8d61ba  rgb(141, 97, 186)  hsl(270, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8eba61  rgb(142, 186, 97)  hsl(90, 39%, 55%)  Pistachio
#ba8d61  rgb(186, 141, 97)  hsl(30, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba8d  rgb(97, 186, 141)  hsl(150, 39%, 55%)  Mint