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#8564C7

#8564c7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8564c7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 49.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 46.92% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #8564c7
  2. #a6c764

Split complementary

  1. #8564c7
  2. #c7b764
  3. #75c764

Analogous

  1. #6475c7
  2. #8564c7
  3. #b764c7

Triadic

  1. #8564c7
  2. #c78564
  3. #64c785

Tetradic

  1. #8564c7
  2. #c764a6
  3. #a6c764
  4. #64c785

Square

  1. #8564c7
  2. #c76475
  3. #a6c764
  4. #64c7b7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e276b
  2. #5e3ba3
  3. #8564c7
  4. #b19cdb
  5. #ddd4f0

Shades

#8564c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8564c7
  2. #785ab3
  3. #6a509f
  4. #5d468b
  5. #503c77
  6. #433264
  7. #352850
  8. #281e3c
  9. #1b1428
  10. #0d0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8564c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8564c7
  2. #9174cd
  3. #9d83d2
  4. #aa93d8
  5. #b6a2dd
  6. #c2b2e3
  7. #cec1e9
  8. #dad1ee
  9. #e7e0f4
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8564c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8564c7
  2. #8567c0
  3. #846ab9
  4. #846cb2
  5. #836fab
  6. #8372a4
  7. #82759c
  8. #827895
  9. #817a8e
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4177ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4875c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76778c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6370c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d70a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8564c7 {
  color: #8564c7;
}
Background
.bg-8564c7 {
  background-color: #8564c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8564c7 {
  border: 2px solid #8564c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8564c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 100 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8564c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8564c7, #b764c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8564c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 100 199 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.28 #7a9b38 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8564c7  rgb(133, 100, 199)  hsl(260, 47%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a6c764  rgb(166, 199, 100)  hsl(80, 47%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c78564  rgb(199, 133, 100)  hsl(20, 47%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#64c785  rgb(100, 199, 133)  hsl(140, 47%, 59%)  Emerald