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#8D65BC

#8d65bc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d65bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 39.61% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 46.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 267.59°, with 39.37% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.186

Complementary

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #94bc65

Split complementary

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #bcb965
  3. #69bc65

Analogous

  1. #6569bc
  2. #8d65bc
  3. #b965bc

Triadic

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #bc8d65
  3. #65bc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #bc6594
  3. #94bc65
  4. #65bc8d

Square

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #bc6569
  3. #94bc65
  4. #65bcb9

Monochromatic

  1. #42295f
  2. #674094
  3. #8d65bc
  4. #b49ad3
  5. #dcd0ea

Shades

#8d65bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #7f5ba9
  3. #715196
  4. #634784
  5. #553d71
  6. #47335e
  7. #38284b
  8. #2a1e38
  9. #1c1426
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d65bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #9874c3
  3. #a484c9
  4. #af93d0
  5. #bba3d7
  6. #c6b2de
  7. #d1c1e4
  8. #ddd1eb
  9. #e8e0f2
  10. #f4f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d65bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d65bc
  2. #8c68b6
  3. #8a6ab0
  4. #896daa
  5. #8870a4
  6. #87739e
  7. #857598
  8. #847892
  9. #837b8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #817198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d76bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5777ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857487 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c70be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7171bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #886e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d65bc {
  color: #8d65bc;
}
Background
.bg-8d65bc {
  background-color: #8d65bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d65bc {
  border: 2px solid #8d65bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d65bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 101 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d65bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d65bc, #b965bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d65bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 101 188 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.15 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.48 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.29 #729a43 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8d65bc  rgb(141, 101, 188)  hsl(268, 39%, 57%)  Amethyst
#94bc65  rgb(148, 188, 101)  hsl(88, 39%, 57%)  Pistachio
#bc8d65  rgb(188, 141, 101)  hsl(28, 39%, 57%)  Camel
#65bc8d  rgb(101, 188, 141)  hsl(148, 39%, 57%)  Mint