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#8A5BDA

#8a5bda ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a5bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.7% cyan, 58.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 262.2°, with 63.18% saturation and 60.59% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #abda5b

Split complementary

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #dac95b
  3. #6cda5b

Analogous

  1. #5b6cda
  2. #8a5bda
  3. #c95bda

Triadic

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #da8a5b
  3. #5bda8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #da5bab
  3. #abda5b
  4. #5bda8a

Square

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #da5b6c
  3. #abda5b
  4. #5bdac9

Monochromatic

  1. #411d7f
  2. #612bbe
  3. #8a5bda
  4. #b799e8
  5. #e3d8f6

Shades

#8a5bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #7c52c4
  3. #6e49ae
  4. #614099
  5. #533783
  6. #452e6d
  7. #372457
  8. #291b41
  9. #1c122c
  10. #0e0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #966bde
  3. #a17ce1
  4. #ad8ce5
  5. #b99de9
  6. #c5aded
  7. #d0bdf0
  8. #dccef4
  9. #e8def8
  10. #f3effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5bda
  2. #895fd1
  3. #8862c8
  4. #8766bf
  5. #866ab6
  6. #856ead
  7. #8471a4
  8. #83759b
  9. #827992
  10. #817c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1076de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a74d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f6cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5bda {
  color: #8a5bda;
}
Background
.bg-8a5bda {
  background-color: #8a5bda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a5bda {
  border: 2px solid #8a5bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 91 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5bda, #c95bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 91 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.06 #75a425 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a5bda  rgb(138, 91, 218)  hsl(262, 63%, 61%)  Amethyst
#abda5b  rgb(171, 218, 91)  hsl(82, 63%, 61%)  June Bud
#da8a5b  rgb(218, 138, 91)  hsl(22, 63%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#5bda8a  rgb(91, 218, 138)  hsl(142, 63%, 61%)  Emerald