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#8A61BC

#8a61bc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a61bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 48.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 267.03°, with 40.44% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #93bc61

Split complementary

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #bcb761
  3. #66bc61

Analogous

  1. #6166bc
  2. #8a61bc
  3. #b761bc

Triadic

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #bc8a61
  3. #61bc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #bc6193
  3. #93bc61
  4. #61bc8a

Square

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #bc6166
  3. #93bc61
  4. #61bcb7

Monochromatic

  1. #3f275d
  2. #643e92
  3. #8a61bc
  4. #b297d3
  5. #daccea

Shades

#8a61bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #7c57a9
  3. #6e4e96
  4. #614484
  5. #533a71
  6. #45315e
  7. #37274b
  8. #291d38
  9. #1c1326
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a61bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #9671c3
  3. #a181c9
  4. #ad90d0
  5. #b9a0d7
  6. #c5b0de
  7. #d0c0e4
  8. #dcd0eb
  9. #e8dff2
  10. #f3eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a61bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a61bc
  2. #8964b6
  3. #8867b0
  4. #876aaa
  5. #866da4
  6. #85719e
  7. #847498
  8. #837792
  9. #827a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4673bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5174ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #856b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a61bc {
  color: #8a61bc;
}
Background
.bg-8a61bc {
  background-color: #8a61bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a61bc {
  border: 2px solid #8a61bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a61bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 97 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a61bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a61bc, #b761bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a61bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 97 188 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.33 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.38 #759e43 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a61bc  rgb(138, 97, 188)  hsl(267, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst
#93bc61  rgb(147, 188, 97)  hsl(87, 40%, 56%)  Pistachio
#bc8a61  rgb(188, 138, 97)  hsl(27, 40%, 56%)  Camel
#61bc8a  rgb(97, 188, 138)  hsl(147, 40%, 56%)  Mint