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#8A67B2

#8a67b2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67b2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.47% cyan, 42.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 268°, with 32.75% saturation and 55.1% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #8fb267

Split complementary

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #b2b067
  3. #6ab267

Analogous

  1. #676ab2
  2. #8a67b2
  3. #b067b2

Triadic

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #b28a67
  3. #67b28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #b2678f
  3. #8fb267
  4. #67b28a

Square

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #b2676a
  3. #8fb267
  4. #67b2b0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2b55
  2. #644588
  3. #8a67b2
  4. #b19acc
  5. #d8cde5

Shades

#8a67b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #7c5da0
  3. #6e528e
  4. #61487d
  5. #533e6b
  6. #453459
  7. #372947
  8. #291f35
  9. #1c1524
  10. #0e0a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #9676ba
  3. #a185c1
  4. #ad95c9
  5. #b9a4d1
  6. #c5b3d9
  7. #d0c2e0
  8. #dcd1e8
  9. #e8e1f0
  10. #f3f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67b2
  2. #896aad
  3. #886ca8
  4. #876fa3
  5. #86719e
  6. #857499
  7. #847694
  8. #83798f
  9. #827b8a
  10. #817e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5576b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d77b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #847384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e70b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7271b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866f98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67b2 {
  color: #8a67b2;
}
Background
.bg-8a67b2 {
  background-color: #8a67b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67b2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a67b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 33% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67b2, #b067b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 178 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.21 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.12 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.94 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.63 #75984d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67b2  rgb(138, 103, 178)  hsl(268, 33%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8fb267  rgb(143, 178, 103)  hsl(88, 33%, 55%)  Olivine
#b28a67  rgb(178, 138, 103)  hsl(28, 33%, 55%)  Cafe au Lait
#67b28a  rgb(103, 178, 138)  hsl(148, 33%, 55%)  Mint