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#8151CE

#8151ce ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8151ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 31.76% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.38% cyan, 60.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 263.04°, with 56.05% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #8151ce
  2. #9ece51

Split complementary

  1. #8151ce
  2. #cebf51
  3. #5fce51

Analogous

  1. #515fce
  2. #8151ce
  3. #bf51ce

Triadic

  1. #8151ce
  2. #ce8151
  3. #51ce81

Tetradic

  1. #8151ce
  2. #ce519e
  3. #9ece51
  4. #51ce81

Square

  1. #8151ce
  2. #ce515f
  3. #9ece51
  4. #51cebf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1d69
  2. #5c2ea4
  3. #8151ce
  4. #ac8ddf
  5. #d7c8f0

Shades

#8151ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8151ce
  2. #7449b9
  3. #6741a5
  4. #5a3990
  5. #4d317c
  6. #412967
  7. #342052
  8. #27183e
  9. #1a1029
  10. #0d0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#8151ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8151ce
  2. #8e62d3
  3. #9a74d8
  4. #a785dd
  5. #b397e2
  6. #c0a8e7
  7. #cdb9eb
  8. #d9cbf0
  9. #e6dcf5
  10. #f2eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8151ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8151ce
  2. #8156c6
  3. #815abe
  4. #815fb7
  5. #8164af
  6. #8169a7
  7. #806d9f
  8. #807297
  9. #807790
  10. #807b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75629d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b6bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5263d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5761cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7762a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8151ce {
  color: #8151ce;
}
Background
.bg-8151ce {
  background-color: #8151ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8151ce {
  border: 2px solid #8151ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8151ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 81 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8151ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8151ce, #bf51ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8151ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 81 206 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.99 #7eae31 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8151ce  rgb(129, 81, 206)  hsl(263, 56%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#9ece51  rgb(158, 206, 81)  hsl(83, 56%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#ce8151  rgb(206, 129, 81)  hsl(23, 56%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#51ce81  rgb(81, 206, 129)  hsl(143, 56%, 56%)  Emerald