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#8F68CC

#8f68cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8f68cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 40.78% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.9% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 263.4°, with 49.5% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.201

Complementary

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #a5cc68

Split complementary

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #ccc168
  3. #73cc68

Analogous

  1. #6873cc
  2. #8f68cc
  3. #c168cc

Triadic

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #cc8f68
  3. #68cc8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #cc68a5
  3. #a5cc68
  4. #68cc8f

Square

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #cc6873
  3. #a5cc68
  4. #68ccc1

Monochromatic

  1. #452774
  2. #673aad
  3. #8f68cc
  4. #b9a1df
  5. #e4daf3

Shades

#8f68cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #815eb8
  3. #7253a3
  4. #64498f
  5. #563e7a
  6. #483466
  7. #392a52
  8. #2b1f3d
  9. #1d1529
  10. #0e0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f68cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #9a77d1
  3. #a586d6
  4. #b195db
  5. #bca4e0
  6. #c7b4e6
  7. #d2c3eb
  8. #ddd2f0
  9. #e9e1f5
  10. #f4f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f68cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f68cc
  2. #8e6ac4
  3. #8c6dbd
  4. #8b6fb5
  5. #8972ae
  6. #8874a6
  7. #86769e
  8. #857997
  9. #837b8f
  10. #827e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8474a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #477cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b74ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f74cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8874ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f68cc {
  color: #8f68cc;
}
Background
.bg-8f68cc {
  background-color: #8f68cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f68cc {
  border: 2px solid #8f68cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f68cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 104 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f68cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f68cc, #c168cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f68cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 104 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #709733 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8f68cc  rgb(143, 104, 204)  hsl(263, 50%, 60%)  Amethyst
#a5cc68  rgb(165, 204, 104)  hsl(83, 50%, 60%)  Pistachio
#cc8f68  rgb(204, 143, 104)  hsl(23, 50%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#68cc8f  rgb(104, 204, 143)  hsl(143, 50%, 60%)  Emerald