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#8A55CE

#8a55ce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a55ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 33.33% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 58.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 266.28°, with 55.25% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #99ce55

Split complementary

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #cec655
  3. #5dce55

Analogous

  1. #555dce
  2. #8a55ce
  3. #c655ce

Triadic

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #ce8a55
  3. #55ce8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #ce5599
  3. #99ce55
  4. #55ce8a

Square

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #ce555d
  3. #99ce55
  4. #55cec6

Monochromatic

  1. #401f6b
  2. #6430a7
  3. #8a55ce
  4. #b390df
  5. #dcccf0

Shades

#8a55ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #7c4db9
  3. #6e44a5
  4. #613c90
  5. #53337c
  6. #452b67
  7. #372252
  8. #291a3e
  9. #1c1129
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a55ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #9666d3
  3. #a177d8
  4. #ad88dd
  5. #b999e2
  6. #c5aae7
  7. #d0bbeb
  8. #dcccf0
  9. #e8ddf5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a55ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a55ce
  2. #8959c6
  3. #885ebe
  4. #8762b7
  5. #8666af
  6. #856ba7
  7. #846f9f
  8. #837397
  9. #827790
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b679f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1670d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3170cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c6e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c66d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6166cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8265a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a55ce {
  color: #8a55ce;
}
Background
.bg-8a55ce {
  background-color: #8a55ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a55ce {
  border: 2px solid #8a55ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a55ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 85 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a55ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a55ce, #c655ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a55ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 85 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #75aa31 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a55ce  rgb(138, 85, 206)  hsl(266, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#99ce55  rgb(153, 206, 85)  hsl(86, 55%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#ce8a55  rgb(206, 138, 85)  hsl(26, 55%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#55ce8a  rgb(85, 206, 138)  hsl(146, 55%, 57%)  Emerald