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#8E5AC0

#8e5ac0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8e5ac0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 35.29% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.04% cyan, 53.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 270.59°, with 44.74% saturation and 55.29% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1687

Complementary

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #8cc05a

Split complementary

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #bfc05a
  3. #5ac05b

Analogous

  1. #5b5ac0
  2. #8e5ac0
  3. #c05abf

Triadic

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #c08e5a
  3. #5ac08e

Tetradic

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #c05a8c
  3. #8cc05a
  4. #5ac08e

Square

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #c05b5a
  3. #8cc05a
  4. #5abfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #41245d
  2. #683995
  3. #8e5ac0
  4. #b491d5
  5. #dac9ea

Shades

#8e5ac0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #8051ad
  3. #72489a
  4. #633f86
  5. #553673
  6. #472d60
  7. #39244d
  8. #2b1b3a
  9. #1c1226
  10. #0e0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e5ac0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #996bc6
  3. #a57bcd
  4. #b08cd3
  5. #bb9cd9
  6. #c7ade0
  7. #d2bde6
  8. #ddceec
  9. #e8def2
  10. #f4eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e5ac0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e5ac0
  2. #8d5eba
  3. #8b62b3
  4. #8a65ad
  5. #8869a6
  6. #876da0
  7. #86719a
  8. #847593
  9. #83788d
  10. #817c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e6998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3971c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4972be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6668c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c69bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8966a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e5ac0 {
  color: #8e5ac0;
}
Background
.bg-8e5ac0 {
  background-color: #8e5ac0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e5ac0 {
  border: 2px solid #8e5ac0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e5ac0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 90 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 45% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e5ac0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e5ac0, #c05abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e5ac0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 90 192 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.50 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.52 #71a53f Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8e5ac0  rgb(142, 90, 192)  hsl(271, 45%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8cc05a  rgb(140, 192, 90)  hsl(91, 45%, 55%)  Pistachio
#c08e5a  rgb(192, 142, 90)  hsl(31, 45%, 55%)  Camel
#5ac08e  rgb(90, 192, 142)  hsl(151, 45%, 55%)  Mint