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#8564B3

#8564b3 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 39.22% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.7% cyan, 44.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 265.06°, with 34.2% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1736

Complementary

  1. #8564b3
  2. #92b364

Split complementary

  1. #8564b3
  2. #b3ad64
  3. #6bb364

Analogous

  1. #646bb3
  2. #8564b3
  3. #ad64b3

Triadic

  1. #8564b3
  2. #b38564
  3. #64b385

Tetradic

  1. #8564b3
  2. #b36492
  3. #92b364
  4. #64b385

Square

  1. #8564b3
  2. #b3646b
  3. #92b364
  4. #64b3ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2955
  2. #604388
  3. #8564b3
  4. #ad97cc
  5. #d6cbe5

Shades

#8564b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b3
  2. #785aa1
  3. #6a508f
  4. #5d467d
  5. #503c6b
  6. #43325a
  7. #352848
  8. #281e36
  9. #1b1424
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b3
  2. #9174bb
  3. #9d83c2
  4. #aa93ca
  5. #b6a2d1
  6. #c2b2d9
  7. #cec1e1
  8. #dad1e8
  9. #e7e0f0
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b3
  2. #8567ae
  3. #846aa9
  4. #846ca4
  5. #836f9f
  6. #83729a
  7. #827594
  8. #82788f
  9. #817a8a
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f73b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5673b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696db5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806c98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b3 {
  color: #8564b3;
}
Background
.bg-8564b3 {
  background-color: #8564b3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b3 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 34% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b3, #ad64b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 179 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.44 #7a9b4c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b3  rgb(133, 100, 179)  hsl(265, 34%, 55%)  Amethyst
#92b364  rgb(146, 179, 100)  hsl(85, 34%, 55%)  Olivine
#b38564  rgb(179, 133, 100)  hsl(25, 34%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b385  rgb(100, 179, 133)  hsl(145, 34%, 55%)  Mint