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#8E59CD

#8e59cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8e59cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.73% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 267.41°, 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.173

Complementary

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #98cd59

Split complementary

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #cdc859
  3. #5ecd59

Analogous

  1. #595ecd
  2. #8e59cd
  3. #c859cd

Triadic

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #cd8e59
  3. #59cd8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #cd5998
  3. #98cd59
  4. #59cd8e

Square

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #cd595e
  3. #98cd59
  4. #59cdc8

Monochromatic

  1. #43216c
  2. #6832a7
  3. #8e59cd
  4. #b694df
  5. #decff0

Shades

#8e59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #8050b9
  3. #7247a4
  4. #633e90
  5. #55357b
  6. #472d67
  7. #392452
  8. #2b1b3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #996ad2
  3. #a57ad7
  4. #b08bdc
  5. #bb9be1
  6. #c7ace6
  7. #d2bdeb
  8. #ddcdf0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e59cd
  2. #8d5dc5
  3. #8b61be
  4. #8a65b6
  5. #8869ae
  6. #876da7
  7. #86709f
  8. #847497
  9. #83788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2873d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6269cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8768a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e59cd {
  color: #8e59cd;
}
Background
.bg-8e59cd {
  background-color: #8e59cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e59cd {
  border: 2px solid #8e59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e59cd, #c859cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.51 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.15 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #71a632 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8e59cd  rgb(142, 89, 205)  hsl(267, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#98cd59  rgb(152, 205, 89)  hsl(87, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8e59  rgb(205, 142, 89)  hsl(27, 54%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#59cd8e  rgb(89, 205, 142)  hsl(147, 54%, 58%)  Emerald