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#846BB7

#846bb7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#846bb7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 41.96% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.87% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 259.74°, with 34.55% saturation and 56.86% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #846bb7
  2. #9eb76b

Split complementary

  1. #846bb7
  2. #b7aa6b
  3. #78b76b

Analogous

  1. #6b78b7
  2. #846bb7
  3. #aa6bb7

Triadic

  1. #846bb7
  2. #b7846b
  3. #6bb784

Tetradic

  1. #846bb7
  2. #b76b9e
  3. #9eb76b
  4. #6bb784

Square

  1. #846bb7
  2. #b76b78
  3. #9eb76b
  4. #6bb7aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2d5c
  2. #5e4690
  3. #846bb7
  4. #af9ed0
  5. #dad2e9

Shades

#846bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #846bb7
  2. #7760a5
  3. #6a5692
  4. #5c4b80
  5. #4f406e
  6. #42365c
  7. #352b49
  8. #282037
  9. #1a1525
  10. #0d0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#846bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #846bb7
  2. #907abe
  3. #9d89c5
  4. #a997cd
  5. #b5a6d4
  6. #c2b5db
  7. #cec4e2
  8. #dad3e9
  9. #e6e1f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#846bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #846bb7
  2. #846db2
  3. #836fac
  4. #8371a7
  5. #8273a1
  6. #82769c
  7. #827896
  8. #817a91
  9. #817c8b
  10. #807e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5678ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a77b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b73b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d73b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e739d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-846bb7 {
  color: #846bb7;
}
Background
.bg-846bb7 {
  background-color: #846bb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-846bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #846bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #846bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 107 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 35% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-846bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #846bb7, #aa6bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-846bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 107 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.68 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.57 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.13 #7b9448 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#846bb7  rgb(132, 107, 183)  hsl(260, 35%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9eb76b  rgb(158, 183, 107)  hsl(80, 35%, 57%)  Olivine
#b7846b  rgb(183, 132, 107)  hsl(20, 35%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#6bb784  rgb(107, 183, 132)  hsl(140, 35%, 57%)  Medium Sea Green