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#8A5EB8

#8a5eb8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a5eb8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 36.86% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 48.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 269.33°, with 38.79% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1687

Complementary

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #8cb85e

Split complementary

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #b8b75e
  3. #5fb85e

Analogous

  1. #5e5fb8
  2. #8a5eb8
  3. #b75eb8

Triadic

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #b88a5e
  3. #5eb88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #b85e8c
  3. #8cb85e
  4. #5eb88a

Square

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #b85e5f
  3. #8cb85e
  4. #5eb8b7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2657
  2. #643e8c
  3. #8a5eb8
  4. #b193cf
  5. #d7c8e7

Shades

#8a5eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #7c55a6
  3. #6e4b93
  4. #614281
  5. #53386e
  6. #452f5c
  7. #37264a
  8. #291c37
  9. #1c1325
  10. #0e0912
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #966ebf
  3. #a17ec6
  4. #ad8ecd
  5. #b99ed4
  6. #c5afdc
  7. #d0bfe3
  8. #dccfea
  9. #e8dff1
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5eb8
  2. #8961b2
  3. #8865ad
  4. #8768a7
  5. #866ca2
  6. #856f9c
  7. #847296
  8. #837691
  9. #82798b
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4471bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5072b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676aba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6bb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86689b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5eb8 {
  color: #8a5eb8;
}
Background
.bg-8a5eb8 {
  background-color: #8a5eb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a5eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 94 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5eb8, #b75eb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 94 184 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.77 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.58 #75a147 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a5eb8  rgb(138, 94, 184)  hsl(269, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8cb85e  rgb(140, 184, 94)  hsl(89, 39%, 55%)  Pistachio
#b88a5e  rgb(184, 138, 94)  hsl(29, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#5eb88a  rgb(94, 184, 138)  hsl(149, 39%, 55%)  Mint