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#8A63C1 Amethyst

The nearest named color to #8A63C1 is Amethyst (#9966CC).

#8A63C1

Amethyst

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #8A63C1?

HEX
#8A63C1
RGB
rgb(138, 99, 193)
HSL
hsl(265, 43%, 57%)
OKLCH
oklch(58.1% 0.144 301)
CMYK
28, 49, 0, 24

#8A63C1 has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 against white and 4.64:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #8A63C1
#8A63C1
Same color
White
4.5AA
Near-black
3.9AA18

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #8A63C1 · 4.5:1

Tints and shades of #8A63C1

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F7F3FF
  2. #DDCBFF
  3. #C6A1FF
  4. #A881E2
  5. #8A63C1
  6. #6F48A3
  7. #542B85
  8. #3B0A67
  9. #20003D

Colors that go with #8A63C1

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Amethyst, #8A63C1 and Teal Blue, #3C7197 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --amethyst-1: #8A63C1; /* Amethyst */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #8A63C1

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (2)

Mesh gradients (1)