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#8A5CD1

#8a5cd1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a5cd1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 36.08% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.97% cyan, 55.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 263.59°, with 55.98% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1766

Complementary

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #a3d15c

Split complementary

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #d1c55c
  3. #69d15c

Analogous

  1. #5c69d1
  2. #8a5cd1
  3. #c55cd1

Triadic

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #d18a5c
  3. #5cd18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #d15ca3
  3. #a3d15c
  4. #5cd18a

Square

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #d15c69
  3. #a3d15c
  4. #5cd1c5

Monochromatic

  1. #412173
  2. #6331af
  3. #8a5cd1
  4. #b598e2
  5. #e0d3f3

Shades

#8a5cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #7c53bc
  3. #6e4aa7
  4. #614092
  5. #53377d
  6. #452e69
  7. #372554
  8. #291c3f
  9. #1c122a
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #966cd6
  3. #a17dda
  4. #ad8ddf
  5. #b99de3
  6. #c5aee8
  7. #d0beed
  8. #dccef1
  9. #e8def6
  10. #f3effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5cd1
  2. #8960c9
  3. #8863c1
  4. #8767b9
  5. #866ab1
  6. #856ea9
  7. #8472a0
  8. #837598
  9. #827990
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2775d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3874ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6cd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636bcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #816bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5cd1 {
  color: #8a5cd1;
}
Background
.bg-8a5cd1 {
  background-color: #8a5cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a5cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 92 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 56% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5cd1, #c55cd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 92 209 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.47 #75a32e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a5cd1  rgb(138, 92, 209)  hsl(264, 56%, 59%)  Amethyst
#a3d15c  rgb(163, 209, 92)  hsl(84, 56%, 59%)  Yellow Green
#d18a5c  rgb(209, 138, 92)  hsl(24, 56%, 59%)  Raw Sienna
#5cd18a  rgb(92, 209, 138)  hsl(144, 56%, 59%)  Emerald