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#8E61BA

#8e61ba ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8e61ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.66% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 270.34°, with 39.21% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #8dba61

Split complementary

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #b9ba61
  3. #61ba62

Analogous

  1. #6261ba
  2. #8e61ba
  3. #ba61b9

Triadic

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #ba8e61
  3. #61ba8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #ba618d
  3. #8dba61
  4. #61ba8e

Square

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #ba6261
  3. #8dba61
  4. #61b9ba

Monochromatic

  1. #41285a
  2. #683f90
  3. #8e61ba
  4. #b496d1
  5. #dacbe9

Shades

#8e61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #8057a7
  3. #724e95
  4. #634482
  5. #553a70
  6. #47315d
  7. #39274a
  8. #2b1d38
  9. #1c1325
  10. #0e0a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #9971c1
  3. #a581c8
  4. #b090cf
  5. #bba0d6
  6. #c7b0dd
  7. #d2c0e3
  8. #ddd0ea
  9. #e8dff1
  10. #f4eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e61ba
  2. #8d64b4
  3. #8b67ae
  4. #8a6aa9
  5. #886da3
  6. #87719d
  7. #867497
  8. #847791
  9. #837a8c
  10. #817d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #806e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4974bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5575b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #706eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a6a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e61ba {
  color: #8e61ba;
}
Background
.bg-8e61ba {
  background-color: #8e61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e61ba {
  border: 2px solid #8e61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 39% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e61ba, #ba61b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.12 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.12 #719e45 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8e61ba  rgb(142, 97, 186)  hsl(270, 39%, 55%)  Amethyst
#8dba61  rgb(141, 186, 97)  hsl(90, 39%, 55%)  Pistachio
#ba8e61  rgb(186, 142, 97)  hsl(30, 39%, 55%)  Camel
#61ba8e  rgb(97, 186, 142)  hsl(150, 39%, 55%)  Mint