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#8D5CCD

#8d5ccd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d5ccd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 36.08% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.22% cyan, 55.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 266.02°, with 53.05% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #9ccd5c

Split complementary

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #cdc65c
  3. #64cd5c

Analogous

  1. #5c64cd
  2. #8d5ccd
  3. #c65ccd

Triadic

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #cd8d5c
  3. #5ccd8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #cd5c9c
  3. #9ccd5c
  4. #5ccd8d

Square

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #cd5c64
  3. #9ccd5c
  4. #5ccdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #43226e
  2. #6734a9
  3. #8d5ccd
  4. #b697df
  5. #dfd1f1

Shades

#8d5ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #7f53b9
  3. #714aa4
  4. #634090
  5. #55377b
  6. #472e67
  7. #382552
  8. #2a1c3e
  9. #1c1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #986cd2
  3. #a47dd7
  4. #af8ddc
  5. #bb9de1
  6. #c6aee6
  7. #d1beeb
  8. #ddcef0
  9. #e8def5
  10. #f4effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5ccd
  2. #8c60c5
  3. #8a63be
  4. #8967b6
  5. #886aae
  6. #876ea7
  7. #85729f
  8. #847597
  9. #83798f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80728c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866aaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5ccd {
  color: #8d5ccd;
}
Background
.bg-8d5ccd {
  background-color: #8d5ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5ccd {
  border: 2px solid #8d5ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 92 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5ccd, #c65ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 92 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.02 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.38 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.69 #72a332 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8d5ccd  rgb(141, 92, 205)  hsl(266, 53%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9ccd5c  rgb(156, 205, 92)  hsl(86, 53%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8d5c  rgb(205, 141, 92)  hsl(26, 53%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#5ccd8d  rgb(92, 205, 141)  hsl(146, 53%, 58%)  Emerald