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#8669C2

#8669c2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8669c2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 41.18% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.93% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 259.55°, with 42.18% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #8669c2
  2. #a5c269

Split complementary

  1. #8669c2
  2. #c2b369
  3. #79c269

Analogous

  1. #6979c2
  2. #8669c2
  3. #b369c2

Triadic

  1. #8669c2
  2. #c28669
  3. #69c286

Tetradic

  1. #8669c2
  2. #c269a5
  3. #a5c269
  4. #69c286

Square

  1. #8669c2
  2. #c26979
  3. #a5c269
  4. #69c2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2a68
  2. #5f409e
  3. #8669c2
  4. #b29fd8
  5. #ded6ee

Shades

#8669c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8669c2
  2. #795faf
  3. #6b549b
  4. #5e4a88
  5. #503f74
  6. #433561
  7. #362a4e
  8. #28203a
  9. #1b1527
  10. #0d0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8669c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8669c2
  2. #9278c8
  3. #9e87ce
  4. #aa96d4
  5. #b6a5da
  6. #c3b4e1
  7. #cfc3e7
  8. #dbd2ed
  9. #e7e1f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8669c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8669c2
  2. #856bbb
  3. #856eb5
  4. #8470ae
  5. #8472a8
  6. #8375a1
  7. #82779a
  8. #827994
  9. #817b8d
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e739c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d79c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5378c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79798c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6973c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b72c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f73a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8669c2 {
  color: #8669c2;
}
Background
.bg-8669c2 {
  background-color: #8669c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8669c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8669c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8669c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 105 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8669c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8669c2, #b369c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8669c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 105 194 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.87 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.47 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.64 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.88 #79963d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8669c2  rgb(134, 105, 194)  hsl(260, 42%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a5c269  rgb(165, 194, 105)  hsl(80, 42%, 59%)  Olivine
#c28669  rgb(194, 134, 105)  hsl(20, 42%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#69c286  rgb(105, 194, 134)  hsl(140, 42%, 59%)  Emerald