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#8055FF

#8055ff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8055ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 33.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.8% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 255.18°, with 100% saturation and 66.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #8055ff
  2. #d4ff55

Split complementary

  1. #8055ff
  2. #ffd555
  3. #7fff55

Analogous

  1. #557fff
  2. #8055ff
  3. #d555ff

Triadic

  1. #8055ff
  2. #ff8055
  3. #55ff80

Tetradic

  1. #8055ff
  2. #ff55d4
  3. #d4ff55
  4. #55ff80

Square

  1. #8055ff
  2. #ff557f
  3. #d4ff55
  4. #55ffd5

Monochromatic

  1. #2f00bb
  2. #4709ff
  3. #8055ff
  4. #b9a2ff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#8055ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8055ff
  2. #734de6
  3. #6644cc
  4. #5a3cb3
  5. #4d3399
  6. #402b80
  7. #332266
  8. #261a4d
  9. #1a1133
  10. #0d091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8055ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8055ff
  2. #8d66ff
  3. #9977ff
  4. #a688ff
  5. #b399ff
  6. #c0aaff
  7. #ccbbff
  8. #d9ccff
  9. #e6ddff
  10. #f2eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8055ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8055ff
  2. #8059f2
  3. #805ee6
  4. #8062d9
  5. #8066cc
  6. #806bc0
  7. #806fb3
  8. #8073a6
  9. #807799
  10. #807c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6bbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5280a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b68fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6871cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8055ff {
  color: #8055ff;
}
Background
.bg-8055ff {
  background-color: #8055ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8055ff {
  border: 2px solid #8055ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8055ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 85 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8055ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8055ff, #d555ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8055ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 85 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.47 #7faa00 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8055ff  rgb(128, 85, 255)  hsl(255, 100%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d4ff55  rgb(212, 255, 85)  hsl(75, 100%, 67%)  Electric Lime
#ff8055  rgb(255, 128, 85)  hsl(15, 100%, 67%)  Coral
#55ff80  rgb(85, 255, 128)  hsl(135, 100%, 67%)  Spring Green