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#895BBD

#895bbd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#895bbd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 35.69% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.51% cyan, 51.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.16°, with 42.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1647

Complementary

  1. #895bbd
  2. #8fbd5b

Split complementary

  1. #895bbd
  2. #bdba5b
  3. #5ebd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b5ebd
  2. #895bbd
  3. #ba5bbd

Triadic

  1. #895bbd
  2. #bd895b
  3. #5bbd89

Tetradic

  1. #895bbd
  2. #bd5b8f
  3. #8fbd5b
  4. #5bbd89

Square

  1. #895bbd
  2. #bd5b5e
  3. #8fbd5b
  4. #5bbdba

Monochromatic

  1. #3e245b
  2. #633a91
  3. #895bbd
  4. #b092d3
  5. #d7c8e9

Shades

#895bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #895bbd
  2. #7b52aa
  3. #6e4997
  4. #604084
  5. #523771
  6. #452e5f
  7. #37244c
  8. #291b39
  9. #1b1226
  10. #0e0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#895bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #895bbd
  2. #956bc4
  3. #a17cca
  4. #ac8cd1
  5. #b89dd7
  6. #c4adde
  7. #d0bde5
  8. #dcceeb
  9. #e7def2
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#895bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #895bbd
  2. #885fb7
  3. #8762b1
  4. #8666ab
  5. #856aa5
  6. #856e9f
  7. #847198
  8. #837592
  9. #82798c
  10. #817c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b70c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #806d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6468bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6869bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84669e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-895bbd {
  color: #895bbd;
}
Background
.bg-895bbd {
  background-color: #895bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-895bbd {
  border: 2px solid #895bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #895bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 91 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-895bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #895bbd, #ba5bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-895bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 91 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.00 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.59 #76a442 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#895bbd  rgb(137, 91, 189)  hsl(268, 43%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8fbd5b  rgb(143, 189, 91)  hsl(88, 43%, 55%)  Pistachio
#bd895b  rgb(189, 137, 91)  hsl(28, 43%, 55%)  Peru
#5bbd89  rgb(91, 189, 137)  hsl(148, 43%, 55%)  Mint