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#8566A3

#8566a3 ≈ Purple Mountain Majesty

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8566a3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 40% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 37.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 270.49°, with 24.9% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678b6), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #8566a3
  2. #84a366

Split complementary

  1. #8566a3
  2. #a3a366
  3. #66a366

Analogous

  1. #6666a3
  2. #8566a3
  3. #a366a3

Triadic

  1. #8566a3
  2. #a38566
  3. #66a385

Tetradic

  1. #8566a3
  2. #a36684
  3. #84a366
  4. #66a385

Square

  1. #8566a3
  2. #a36666
  3. #84a366
  4. #66a3a3

Monochromatic

  1. #382a46
  2. #5f4776
  3. #8566a3
  4. #ab96c0
  5. #d1c6dc

Shades

#8566a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8566a3
  2. #785c93
  3. #6a5282
  4. #5d4772
  5. #503d62
  6. #433352
  7. #352941
  8. #281f31
  9. #1b1421
  10. #0d0a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#8566a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8566a3
  2. #9175ac
  3. #9d85b5
  4. #aa94bf
  5. #b6a3c8
  6. #c2b3d1
  7. #cec2da
  8. #dad1e3
  9. #e7e0ed
  10. #f3f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8566a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8566a3
  2. #8569a0
  3. #846b9c
  4. #846e99
  5. #837095
  6. #837392
  7. #82768e
  8. #82788b
  9. #817b87
  10. #817d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5972a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6073a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #816f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6da4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716ea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #836c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8566a3 {
  color: #8566a3;
}
Background
.bg-8566a3 {
  background-color: #8566a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8566a3 {
  border: 2px solid #8566a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8566a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 102 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 25% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8566a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8566a3, #a366a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8566a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 102 163 / 0.35);
}

#9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.88 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.91 #7a995c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purple Mountain Majesty
#8566a3  rgb(133, 102, 163)  hsl(270, 25%, 52%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#84a366  rgb(132, 163, 102)  hsl(90, 25%, 52%)  Asparagus
#a38566  rgb(163, 133, 102)  hsl(30, 25%, 52%)  Cafe au Lait
#66a385  rgb(102, 163, 133)  hsl(150, 25%, 52%)  Jungle Green