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#8A67BE

#8a67be ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a67be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 45.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 264.14°, with 40.09% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #8a67be
  2. #9bbe67

Split complementary

  1. #8a67be
  2. #beb567
  3. #6fbe67

Analogous

  1. #676fbe
  2. #8a67be
  3. #b567be

Triadic

  1. #8a67be
  2. #be8a67
  3. #67be8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a67be
  2. #be679b
  3. #9bbe67
  4. #67be8a

Square

  1. #8a67be
  2. #be676f
  3. #9bbe67
  4. #67beb5

Monochromatic

  1. #412a62
  2. #644198
  3. #8a67be
  4. #b39dd5
  5. #dcd2ec

Shades

#8a67be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a67be
  2. #7c5dab
  3. #6e5298
  4. #614885
  5. #533e72
  6. #45345f
  7. #37294c
  8. #291f39
  9. #1c1526
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a67be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a67be
  2. #9676c5
  3. #a185cb
  4. #ad95d2
  5. #b9a4d8
  6. #c5b3df
  7. #d0c2e5
  8. #dcd1ec
  9. #e8e1f2
  10. #f3f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a67be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a67be
  2. #896ab8
  3. #886cb2
  4. #876fab
  5. #8671a5
  6. #85749f
  7. #847699
  8. #837993
  9. #827b8c
  10. #817e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #807299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e78c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5678bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #807689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b71c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e71bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8471a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a67be {
  color: #8a67be;
}
Background
.bg-8a67be {
  background-color: #8a67be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a67be {
  border: 2px solid #8a67be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a67be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a67be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a67be, #b567be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a67be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 190 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.52 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.56 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.83 #759841 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a67be  rgb(138, 103, 190)  hsl(264, 40%, 57%)  Amethyst
#9bbe67  rgb(155, 190, 103)  hsl(84, 40%, 57%)  Olivine
#be8a67  rgb(190, 138, 103)  hsl(24, 40%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#67be8a  rgb(103, 190, 138)  hsl(144, 40%, 57%)  Mint