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#816CD4

#816cd4 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#816cd4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 42.35% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.15% cyan, 49.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 252.12°, with 54.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2015

Complementary

  1. #816cd4
  2. #bfd46c

Split complementary

  1. #816cd4
  2. #d4b56c
  3. #8bd46c

Analogous

  1. #6c8bd4
  2. #816cd4
  3. #b56cd4

Triadic

  1. #816cd4
  2. #d4816c
  3. #6cd481

Tetradic

  1. #816cd4
  2. #d46cbf
  3. #bfd46c
  4. #6cd481

Square

  1. #816cd4
  2. #d46c8b
  3. #bfd46c
  4. #6cd4b5

Monochromatic

  1. #382681
  2. #5237bc
  3. #816cd4
  4. #b4a7e5
  5. #e6e2f7

Shades

#816cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #816cd4
  2. #7461bf
  3. #6756aa
  4. #5a4c94
  5. #4d417f
  6. #41366a
  7. #342b55
  8. #272040
  9. #1a162a
  10. #0d0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#816cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #816cd4
  2. #8e7bd8
  3. #9a89dd
  4. #a798e1
  5. #b3a7e5
  6. #c0b6ea
  7. #cdc4ee
  8. #d9d3f2
  9. #e6e2f6
  10. #f2f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#816cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #816cd4
  2. #816ecc
  3. #8170c3
  4. #8172bb
  5. #8174b2
  6. #8176aa
  7. #8078a2
  8. #807a99
  9. #807c91
  10. #807e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e76a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437ed8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457ad2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b8196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6277d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6374d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7479b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-816cd4 {
  color: #816cd4;
}
Background
.bg-816cd4 {
  background-color: #816cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-816cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #816cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #816cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 108 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 55% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-816cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #816cd4, #b56cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-816cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 108 212 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.48 #7e932b Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#816cd4  rgb(129, 108, 212)  hsl(252, 55%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#bfd46c  rgb(191, 212, 108)  hsl(72, 55%, 63%)  June Bud
#d4816c  rgb(212, 129, 108)  hsl(12, 55%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#6cd481  rgb(108, 212, 129)  hsl(132, 55%, 63%)  Emerald