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#8A5FC1

#8a5fc1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a5fc1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 37.25% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.5% cyan, 50.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 266.33°, with 44.14% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #96c15f

Split complementary

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #c1bb5f
  3. #65c15f

Analogous

  1. #5f65c1
  2. #8a5fc1
  3. #bb5fc1

Triadic

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #c18a5f
  3. #5fc18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #c15f96
  3. #96c15f
  4. #5fc18a

Square

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #c15f65
  3. #96c15f
  4. #5fc1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #402661
  2. #643b98
  3. #8a5fc1
  4. #b296d6
  5. #dbcdec

Shades

#8a5fc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #7c56ae
  3. #6e4c9a
  4. #614387
  5. #533974
  6. #453061
  7. #37264d
  8. #291d3a
  9. #1c1327
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5fc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #966fc7
  3. #a17fcd
  4. #ad8fd4
  5. #b99fda
  6. #c5afe0
  7. #d0bfe6
  8. #dccfec
  9. #e8dff3
  10. #f3eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5fc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5fc1
  2. #8962bb
  3. #8866b4
  4. #8769ae
  5. #866ca7
  6. #8570a1
  7. #84739a
  8. #837694
  9. #82798d
  10. #817d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f73c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b74bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666cc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6cc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #846aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5fc1 {
  color: #8a5fc1;
}
Background
.bg-8a5fc1 {
  background-color: #8a5fc1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a5fc1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a5fc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5fc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 95 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 44% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5fc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5fc1, #bb5fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5fc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 95 193 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.93 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.35 #75a03e Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a5fc1  rgb(138, 95, 193)  hsl(266, 44%, 56%)  Amethyst
#96c15f  rgb(150, 193, 95)  hsl(86, 44%, 56%)  Pistachio
#c18a5f  rgb(193, 138, 95)  hsl(26, 44%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#5fc18a  rgb(95, 193, 138)  hsl(146, 44%, 56%)  Emerald