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#8564B9

#8564b9 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564b9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.11% cyan, 45.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 263.29°, with 37.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.85.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #8564b9
  2. #98b964

Split complementary

  1. #8564b9
  2. #b9af64
  3. #6db964

Analogous

  1. #646db9
  2. #8564b9
  3. #af64b9

Triadic

  1. #8564b9
  2. #b98564
  3. #64b985

Tetradic

  1. #8564b9
  2. #b96498
  3. #98b964
  4. #64b985

Square

  1. #8564b9
  2. #b9646d
  3. #98b964
  4. #64b9af

Monochromatic

  1. #3c295b
  2. #5f4190
  3. #8564b9
  4. #ae99d1
  5. #d8cde9

Shades

#8564b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564b9
  2. #785aa7
  3. #6a5094
  4. #5d4682
  5. #503c6f
  6. #43325d
  7. #35284a
  8. #281e38
  9. #1b1425
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564b9
  2. #9174c0
  3. #9d83c7
  4. #aa93ce
  5. #b6a2d5
  6. #c2b2dc
  7. #cec1e3
  8. #dad1ea
  9. #e7e0f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564b9
  2. #8567b3
  3. #846aae
  4. #846ca8
  5. #836fa2
  6. #83729d
  7. #827597
  8. #827891
  9. #817a8b
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b74bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5274b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676ebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6eb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564b9 {
  color: #8564b9;
}
Background
.bg-8564b9 {
  background-color: #8564b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8564b9 {
  border: 2px solid #8564b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 38% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564b9, #af64b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 185 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.51 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.86 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.78 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.27 #7a9b46 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564b9  rgb(133, 100, 185)  hsl(263, 38%, 56%)  Amethyst
#98b964  rgb(152, 185, 100)  hsl(83, 38%, 56%)  Olivine
#b98564  rgb(185, 133, 100)  hsl(23, 38%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#64b985  rgb(100, 185, 133)  hsl(143, 38%, 56%)  Medium Sea Green