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#8564C2

#8564c2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.44% cyan, 48.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 261.06°, with 43.52% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.18

Complementary

  1. #8564c2
  2. #a1c264

Split complementary

  1. #8564c2
  2. #c2b464
  3. #72c264

Analogous

  1. #6472c2
  2. #8564c2
  3. #b464c2

Triadic

  1. #8564c2
  2. #c28564
  3. #64c285

Tetradic

  1. #8564c2
  2. #c264a1
  3. #a1c264
  4. #64c285

Square

  1. #8564c2
  2. #c26472
  3. #a1c264
  4. #64c2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2865
  2. #5f3d9c
  3. #8564c2
  4. #b09bd8
  5. #dbd2ed

Shades

#8564c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c2
  2. #785aaf
  3. #6a509b
  4. #5d4688
  5. #503c74
  6. #433261
  7. #35284e
  8. #281e3a
  9. #1b1427
  10. #0d0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c2
  2. #9174c8
  3. #9d83ce
  4. #aa93d4
  5. #b6a2da
  6. #c2b2e1
  7. #cec1e7
  8. #dad1ed
  9. #e7e0f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c2
  2. #8567bb
  3. #846ab5
  4. #846cae
  5. #836fa8
  6. #8372a1
  7. #82759a
  8. #827894
  9. #817a8d
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4576c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c75c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656fc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686ec1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d6fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c2 {
  color: #8564c2;
}
Background
.bg-8564c2 {
  background-color: #8564c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 44% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c2, #b464c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 194 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.13 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.63 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.82 #7a9b3d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c2  rgb(133, 100, 194)  hsl(261, 44%, 58%)  Amethyst
#a1c264  rgb(161, 194, 100)  hsl(81, 44%, 58%)  Pistachio
#c28564  rgb(194, 133, 100)  hsl(21, 44%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#64c285  rgb(100, 194, 133)  hsl(141, 44%, 58%)  Emerald