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#8A60BD

#8a60bd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a60bd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 37.65% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.98% cyan, 49.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 267.1°, with 41.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1744

Complementary

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #93bd60

Split complementary

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #bdb860
  3. #64bd60

Analogous

  1. #6064bd
  2. #8a60bd
  3. #b860bd

Triadic

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #bd8a60
  3. #60bd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #bd6093
  3. #93bd60
  4. #60bd8a

Square

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #bd6064
  3. #93bd60
  4. #60bdb8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f275d
  2. #643d93
  3. #8a60bd
  4. #b296d3
  5. #daccea

Shades

#8a60bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #7c56aa
  3. #6e4d97
  4. #614384
  5. #533a71
  6. #45305f
  7. #37264c
  8. #291d39
  9. #1c1326
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a60bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #9670c4
  3. #a180ca
  4. #ad90d1
  5. #b9a0d7
  6. #c5b0de
  7. #d0bfe5
  8. #dccfeb
  9. #e8dff2
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a60bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a60bd
  2. #8963b7
  3. #8866b1
  4. #876aab
  5. #866da5
  6. #85709f
  7. #847398
  8. #837692
  9. #827a8c
  10. #817d86
  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 #7d6d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4473c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f74bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a60bd {
  color: #8a60bd;
}
Background
.bg-8a60bd {
  background-color: #8a60bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a60bd {
  border: 2px solid #8a60bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a60bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 96 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 41% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a60bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a60bd, #b860bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a60bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 96 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.27 #759f42 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a60bd  rgb(138, 96, 189)  hsl(267, 41%, 56%)  Amethyst
#93bd60  rgb(147, 189, 96)  hsl(87, 41%, 56%)  Pistachio
#bd8a60  rgb(189, 138, 96)  hsl(27, 41%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#60bd8a  rgb(96, 189, 138)  hsl(147, 41%, 56%)  Mint