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#8A6BB7

#8a6bb7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a6bb7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.96% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.59% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 264.47°, with 34.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1934

Complementary

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #98b76b

Split complementary

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #b7b06b
  3. #72b76b

Analogous

  1. #6b72b7
  2. #8a6bb7
  3. #b06bb7

Triadic

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #b78a6b
  3. #6bb78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #b76b98
  3. #98b76b
  4. #6bb78a

Square

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #b76b72
  3. #98b76b
  4. #6bb7b0

Monochromatic

  1. #402d5c
  2. #644690
  3. #8a6bb7
  4. #b39ed0
  5. #dbd2e9

Shades

#8a6bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #7c60a5
  3. #6e5692
  4. #614b80
  5. #53406e
  6. #45365c
  7. #372b49
  8. #292037
  9. #1c1525
  10. #0e0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #967abe
  3. #a189c5
  4. #ad97cd
  5. #b9a6d4
  6. #c5b5db
  7. #d0c4e2
  8. #dcd3e9
  9. #e8e1f1
  10. #f3f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6bb7
  2. #896db2
  3. #886fac
  4. #8771a7
  5. #8673a1
  6. #85769c
  7. #847896
  8. #837a91
  9. #827c8b
  10. #817e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #807496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5879ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e79b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #827888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f74b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7274b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85739d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6bb7 {
  color: #8a6bb7;
}
Background
.bg-8a6bb7 {
  background-color: #8a6bb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 107 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 35% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6bb7, #b06bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 107 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.28 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.46 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.11 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.30 #759448 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8a6bb7  rgb(138, 107, 183)  hsl(264, 35%, 57%)  Amethyst
#98b76b  rgb(152, 183, 107)  hsl(84, 35%, 57%)  Olivine
#b78a6b  rgb(183, 138, 107)  hsl(24, 35%, 57%)  Cafe au Lait
#6bb78a  rgb(107, 183, 138)  hsl(144, 35%, 57%)  Mint