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#875BD2

#875bd2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#875bd2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 35.69% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.71% cyan, 56.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 262.18°, with 56.94% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #875bd2
  2. #a6d25b

Split complementary

  1. #875bd2
  2. #d2c25b
  3. #6bd25b

Analogous

  1. #5b6bd2
  2. #875bd2
  3. #c25bd2

Triadic

  1. #875bd2
  2. #d2875b
  3. #5bd287

Tetradic

  1. #875bd2
  2. #d25ba6
  3. #a6d25b
  4. #5bd287

Square

  1. #875bd2
  2. #d25b6b
  3. #a6d25b
  4. #5bd2c2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2074
  2. #6030b0
  3. #875bd2
  4. #b397e2
  5. #dfd3f3

Shades

#875bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #875bd2
  2. #7a52bd
  3. #6c49a8
  4. #5f4093
  5. #51377e
  6. #442e69
  7. #362454
  8. #291b3f
  9. #1b122a
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#875bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #875bd2
  2. #936bd7
  3. #9f7cdb
  4. #ab8ce0
  5. #b79de4
  6. #c3ade9
  7. #cfbded
  8. #dbcef2
  9. #e7def6
  10. #f3effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#875bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #875bd2
  2. #865fca
  3. #8662c2
  4. #8566b9
  5. #846ab1
  6. #846ea9
  7. #8371a1
  8. #827599
  9. #817990
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2174d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3272cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c6bd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d6bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-875bd2 {
  color: #875bd2;
}
Background
.bg-875bd2 {
  background-color: #875bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-875bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #875bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #875bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 91 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-875bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #875bd2, #c25bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-875bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 91 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.63 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.66 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.70 #78a42d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#875bd2  rgb(135, 91, 210)  hsl(262, 57%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a6d25b  rgb(166, 210, 91)  hsl(82, 57%, 59%)  Yellow Green
#d2875b  rgb(210, 135, 91)  hsl(22, 57%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#5bd287  rgb(91, 210, 135)  hsl(142, 57%, 59%)  Emerald