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#8A5BCD

#8a5bcd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a5bcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 35.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 55.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 264.74°, with 53.27% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.65.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #9ecd5b

Split complementary

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #cdc35b
  3. #65cd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b65cd
  2. #8a5bcd
  3. #c35bcd

Triadic

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #cd8a5b
  3. #5bcd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #cd5b9e
  3. #9ecd5b
  4. #5bcd8a

Square

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #cd5b65
  3. #9ecd5b
  4. #5bcdc3

Monochromatic

  1. #41216e
  2. #6433a8
  3. #8a5bcd
  4. #b496df
  5. #ded0f1

Shades

#8a5bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #7c52b9
  3. #6e49a4
  4. #614090
  5. #53377b
  6. #452e67
  7. #372452
  8. #291b3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #966bd2
  3. #a17cd7
  4. #ad8cdc
  5. #b99de1
  6. #c5ade6
  7. #d0bdeb
  8. #dccef0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f3effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5bcd
  2. #895fc5
  3. #8862be
  4. #8766b6
  5. #866aae
  6. #856ea7
  7. #84719f
  8. #837597
  9. #82798f
  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 #7d6b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b73d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c728b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #606acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8269aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5bcd {
  color: #8a5bcd;
}
Background
.bg-8a5bcd {
  background-color: #8a5bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5bcd {
  border: 2px solid #8a5bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 91 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5bcd, #c35bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 91 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.65 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.03 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.56 #75a432 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a5bcd  rgb(138, 91, 205)  hsl(265, 53%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9ecd5b  rgb(158, 205, 91)  hsl(85, 53%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8a5b  rgb(205, 138, 91)  hsl(25, 53%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#5bcd8a  rgb(91, 205, 138)  hsl(145, 53%, 58%)  Emerald