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#876BC2

#876bc2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#876bc2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 41.96% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.41% cyan, 44.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 259.31°, with 41.63% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #876bc2
  2. #a6c26b

Split complementary

  1. #876bc2
  2. #c2b36b
  3. #7ac26b

Analogous

  1. #6b7ac2
  2. #876bc2
  3. #b36bc2

Triadic

  1. #876bc2
  2. #c2876b
  3. #6bc287

Tetradic

  1. #876bc2
  2. #c26ba6
  3. #a6c26b
  4. #6bc287

Square

  1. #876bc2
  2. #c26b7a
  3. #a6c26b
  4. #6bc2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2b69
  2. #60429f
  3. #876bc2
  4. #b3a1d8
  5. #dfd7ef

Shades

#876bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #876bc2
  2. #7a60af
  3. #6c569b
  4. #5f4b88
  5. #514074
  6. #443661
  7. #362b4e
  8. #29203a
  9. #1b1527
  10. #0e0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#876bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #876bc2
  2. #937ac8
  3. #9f89ce
  4. #ab97d4
  5. #b7a6da
  6. #c3b5e1
  7. #cfc4e7
  8. #dbd3ed
  9. #e7e1f3
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#876bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #876bc2
  2. #866dbb
  3. #866fb5
  4. #8571ae
  5. #8473a8
  6. #8476a1
  7. #83789a
  8. #827a94
  9. #817c8d
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80749c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #507bc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5679c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b7b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b75c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d74c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8075a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-876bc2 {
  color: #876bc2;
}
Background
.bg-876bc2 {
  background-color: #876bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-876bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #876bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #876bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 107 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-876bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #876bc2, #b36bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-876bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 107 194 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.31 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.90 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.34 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.27 #78943d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#876bc2  rgb(135, 107, 194)  hsl(259, 42%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a6c26b  rgb(166, 194, 107)  hsl(79, 42%, 59%)  Olivine
#c2876b  rgb(194, 135, 107)  hsl(19, 42%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#6bc287  rgb(107, 194, 135)  hsl(139, 42%, 59%)  Emerald