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#8A61BA

#8a61ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a61ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.81% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 267.64°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #91ba61

Split complementary

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #bab761
  3. #64ba61

Analogous

  1. #6164ba
  2. #8a61ba
  3. #b761ba

Triadic

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #ba8a61
  3. #61ba8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #ba6191
  3. #91ba61
  4. #61ba8a

Square

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #ba6164
  3. #91ba61
  4. #61bab7

Monochromatic

  1. #3f285a
  2. #643f90
  3. #8a61ba
  4. #b196d1
  5. #d9cbe9

Shades

#8a61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #7c57a7
  3. #6e4e95
  4. #614482
  5. #533a70
  6. #45315d
  7. #37274a
  8. #291d38
  9. #1c1325
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #9671c1
  3. #a181c8
  4. #ad90cf
  5. #b9a0d6
  6. #c5b0dd
  7. #d0c0e3
  8. #dcd0ea
  9. #e8dff1
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a61ba
  2. #8964b4
  3. #8867ae
  4. #876aa9
  5. #866da3
  6. #85719d
  7. #847497
  8. #837791
  9. #827a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4873bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5274b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #827185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856b9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a61ba {
  color: #8a61ba;
}
Background
.bg-8a61ba {
  background-color: #8a61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a61ba {
  border: 2px solid #8a61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a61ba, #b761ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.19 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.63 #759e45 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a61ba  rgb(138, 97, 186)  hsl(268, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#91ba61  rgb(145, 186, 97)  hsl(88, 39%, 55%)  Olivine
#ba8a61  rgb(186, 138, 97)  hsl(28, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba8a  rgb(97, 186, 138)  hsl(148, 39%, 55%)  Mint