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#8564B4

#8564b4 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.11% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 264.75°, with 34.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.174

Complementary

  1. #8564b4
  2. #93b464

Split complementary

  1. #8564b4
  2. #b4ad64
  3. #6bb464

Analogous

  1. #646bb4
  2. #8564b4
  3. #ad64b4

Triadic

  1. #8564b4
  2. #b48564
  3. #64b485

Tetradic

  1. #8564b4
  2. #b46493
  3. #93b464
  4. #64b485

Square

  1. #8564b4
  2. #b4646b
  3. #93b464
  4. #64b4ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2956
  2. #604289
  3. #8564b4
  4. #ae98cd
  5. #d6cbe6

Shades

#8564b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b4
  2. #785aa2
  3. #6a5090
  4. #5d467e
  5. #503c6c
  6. #43325a
  7. #352848
  8. #281e36
  9. #1b1424
  10. #0d0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b4
  2. #9174bc
  3. #9d83c3
  4. #aa93cb
  5. #b6a2d2
  6. #c2b2da
  7. #cec1e1
  8. #dad1e9
  9. #e7e0f0
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b4
  2. #8567af
  3. #846aaa
  4. #846ca4
  5. #836f9f
  6. #83729a
  7. #827595
  8. #827890
  9. #817a8a
  10. #817d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e73b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5573b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c7283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686db6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6eb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #806d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b4 {
  color: #8564b4;
}
Background
.bg-8564b4 {
  background-color: #8564b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b4 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 35% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b4, #ad64b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 180 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.38 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.25 #7a9b4b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b4  rgb(133, 100, 180)  hsl(265, 35%, 55%)  Amethyst
#93b464  rgb(147, 180, 100)  hsl(85, 35%, 55%)  Olivine
#b48564  rgb(180, 133, 100)  hsl(25, 35%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b485  rgb(100, 180, 133)  hsl(145, 35%, 55%)  Mint