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#8964BB

#8964bb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8964bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 39.22% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.74% cyan, 46.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 265.52°, with 39.01% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #8964bb
  2. #96bb64

Split complementary

  1. #8964bb
  2. #bbb464
  3. #6abb64

Analogous

  1. #646abb
  2. #8964bb
  3. #b464bb

Triadic

  1. #8964bb
  2. #bb8964
  3. #64bb89

Tetradic

  1. #8964bb
  2. #bb6496
  3. #96bb64
  4. #64bb89

Square

  1. #8964bb
  2. #bb646a
  3. #96bb64
  4. #64bbb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3f295d
  2. #634092
  3. #8964bb
  4. #b199d2
  5. #daceea

Shades

#8964bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8964bb
  2. #7b5aa8
  3. #6e5096
  4. #604683
  5. #523c70
  6. #45325e
  7. #37284b
  8. #291e38
  9. #1b1425
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8964bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8964bb
  2. #9574c2
  3. #a183c9
  4. #ac93cf
  5. #b8a2d6
  6. #c4b2dd
  7. #d0c1e4
  8. #dcd1eb
  9. #e7e0f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8964bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8964bb
  2. #8867b5
  3. #876aaf
  4. #866ca9
  5. #856fa3
  6. #85729e
  7. #847598
  8. #837892
  9. #827a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b75be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5475b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8964bb {
  color: #8964bb;
}
Background
.bg-8964bb {
  background-color: #8964bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8964bb {
  border: 2px solid #8964bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8964bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 100 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 39% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8964bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8964bb, #b464bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8964bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 100 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.67 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.32 #769b44 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8964bb  rgb(137, 100, 187)  hsl(266, 39%, 56%)  Amethyst
#96bb64  rgb(150, 187, 100)  hsl(86, 39%, 56%)  Olivine
#bb8964  rgb(187, 137, 100)  hsl(26, 39%, 56%)  Cafe au Lait
#64bb89  rgb(100, 187, 137)  hsl(146, 39%, 56%)  Mint