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#8261EF

#8261ef ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8261ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 38.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.61% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.94°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1953

Complementary

  1. #8261ef
  2. #ceef61

Split complementary

  1. #8261ef
  2. #efc961
  3. #87ef61

Analogous

  1. #6187ef
  2. #8261ef
  3. #c961ef

Triadic

  1. #8261ef
  2. #ef8261
  3. #61ef82

Tetradic

  1. #8261ef
  2. #ef61ce
  3. #ceef61
  4. #61ef82

Square

  1. #8261ef
  2. #ef6187
  3. #ceef61
  4. #61efc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3411a6
  2. #4b1ce8
  3. #8261ef
  4. #b9a6f6
  5. #f0ecfd

Shades

#8261ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8261ef
  2. #7557d7
  3. #684ebf
  4. #5b44a7
  5. #4e3a8f
  6. #413178
  7. #342760
  8. #271d48
  9. #1a1330
  10. #0d0a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8261ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8261ef
  2. #8f71f1
  3. #9b81f2
  4. #a890f4
  5. #b4a0f5
  6. #c1b0f7
  7. #cdc0f9
  8. #dad0fa
  9. #e6dffc
  10. #f3effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8261ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8261ef
  2. #8264e4
  3. #8267d9
  4. #816ace
  5. #816dc3
  6. #8171b8
  7. #8174ac
  8. #8177a1
  9. #807a96
  10. #807d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d71b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60819f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f73f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #516fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f76c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8261ef {
  color: #8261ef;
}
Background
.bg-8261ef {
  background-color: #8261ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8261ef {
  border: 2px solid #8261ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8261ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 97 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8261ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8261ef, #c961ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8261ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 97 239 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.37 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.02 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.70 #7d9e10 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8261ef  rgb(130, 97, 239)  hsl(254, 82%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#ceef61  rgb(206, 239, 97)  hsl(74, 82%, 66%)  Inchworm
#ef8261  rgb(239, 130, 97)  hsl(14, 82%, 66%)  Burnt Sienna
#61ef82  rgb(97, 239, 130)  hsl(134, 82%, 66%)  Light Green