#8685AE — Violet

#8685AE is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8685AE
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f5f8
100#e9e9f0
200#d7d8e6
300#bdbdd7
400#9e9ec3
500#8786b1
600#76749e
700#616085
800#515070
900#44435f
950#272739

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.51:1
Contrast on black
5.98:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.004 285.6); /* #f5f5f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.01 285.6); /* #e9e9f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.02 285.6); /* #d7d8e6 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.036 285.6); /* #bdbdd7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.053 285.6); /* #9e9ec3 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.064 285.6); /* #8786b1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.063 285.6); /* #76749e */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.059 285.6); /* #616085 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.053 285.6); /* #515070 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.048 285.6); /* #44435f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.033 285.6); /* #272739 */
}

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