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#8564C4

#8564c4 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.14% cyan, 48.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 260.63°, with 44.86% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #8564c4
  2. #a3c464

Split complementary

  1. #8564c4
  2. #c4b564
  3. #73c464

Analogous

  1. #6473c4
  2. #8564c4
  3. #b564c4

Triadic

  1. #8564c4
  2. #c48564
  3. #64c485

Tetradic

  1. #8564c4
  2. #c464a3
  3. #a3c464
  4. #64c485

Square

  1. #8564c4
  2. #c46473
  3. #a3c464
  4. #64c4b5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2768
  2. #5e3d9f
  3. #8564c4
  4. #b19bd9
  5. #dcd3ee

Shades

#8564c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c4
  2. #785ab0
  3. #6a509d
  4. #5d4689
  5. #503c76
  6. #433262
  7. #35284e
  8. #281e3b
  9. #1b1427
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c4
  2. #9174ca
  3. #9d83d0
  4. #aa93d6
  5. #b6a2dc
  6. #c2b2e2
  7. #cec1e7
  8. #dad1ed
  9. #e7e0f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c4
  2. #8567bd
  3. #846ab6
  4. #846cb0
  5. #836fa9
  6. #8372a2
  7. #82759b
  8. #827894
  9. #817a8e
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4376c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b75c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77768b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646fc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676fc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d6fa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c4 {
  color: #8564c4;
}
Background
.bg-8564c4 {
  background-color: #8564c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c4 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 45% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c4, #b564c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 196 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.58 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.00 #7a9b3b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c4  rgb(133, 100, 196)  hsl(261, 45%, 58%)  Amethyst
#a3c464  rgb(163, 196, 100)  hsl(81, 45%, 58%)  Pistachio
#c48564  rgb(196, 133, 100)  hsl(21, 45%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#64c485  rgb(100, 196, 133)  hsl(141, 45%, 58%)  Emerald