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#8162C8

#8162c8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8162c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 38.43% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.5% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 258.24°, with 48.11% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #8162c8
  2. #a9c862

Split complementary

  1. #8162c8
  2. #c8b462
  3. #76c862

Analogous

  1. #6276c8
  2. #8162c8
  3. #b462c8

Triadic

  1. #8162c8
  2. #c88162
  3. #62c881

Tetradic

  1. #8162c8
  2. #c862a9
  3. #a9c862
  4. #62c881

Square

  1. #8162c8
  2. #c86276
  3. #a9c862
  4. #62c8b4

Monochromatic

  1. #3b266b
  2. #5a39a4
  3. #8162c8
  4. #ae9bdc
  5. #dcd3f0

Shades

#8162c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8162c8
  2. #7458b4
  3. #674ea0
  4. #5a458c
  5. #4d3b78
  6. #413164
  7. #342750
  8. #271d3c
  9. #1a1428
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8162c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8162c8
  2. #8e72ce
  3. #9a81d3
  4. #a791d9
  5. #b3a1de
  6. #c0b1e4
  7. #cdc0e9
  8. #d9d0ef
  9. #e6e0f4
  10. #f2effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8162c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8162c8
  2. #8165c1
  3. #8168ba
  4. #816bb2
  5. #816eab
  6. #8171a4
  7. #80749d
  8. #807796
  9. #807a8e
  10. #807d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b75cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4273c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70768c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6eca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #616dc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #776fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8162c8 {
  color: #8162c8;
}
Background
.bg-8162c8 {
  background-color: #8162c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8162c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8162c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8162c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 98 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 48% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8162c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8162c8, #b462c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8162c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 98 200 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.95 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.39 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.99 #7e9d37 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8162c8  rgb(129, 98, 200)  hsl(258, 48%, 58%)  Amethyst
#a9c862  rgb(169, 200, 98)  hsl(78, 48%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#c88162  rgb(200, 129, 98)  hsl(18, 48%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#62c881  rgb(98, 200, 129)  hsl(138, 48%, 58%)  Emerald