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#8271BC

#8271bc ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8271bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 44.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.85% cyan, 39.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.6°, with 35.89% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #8271bc
  2. #abbc71

Split complementary

  1. #8271bc
  2. #bca871
  3. #85bc71

Analogous

  1. #7185bc
  2. #8271bc
  3. #a871bc

Triadic

  1. #8271bc
  2. #bc8271
  3. #71bc82

Tetradic

  1. #8271bc
  2. #bc71ab
  3. #abbc71
  4. #71bc82

Square

  1. #8271bc
  2. #bc7185
  3. #abbc71
  4. #71bca8

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2f65
  2. #5a4899
  3. #8271bc
  4. #b0a5d5
  5. #ded9ed

Shades

#8271bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8271bc
  2. #7566a9
  3. #685a96
  4. #5b4f84
  5. #4e4471
  6. #41395e
  7. #342d4b
  8. #272238
  9. #1a1726
  10. #0d0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8271bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8271bc
  2. #8f7fc3
  3. #9b8dc9
  4. #a89cd0
  5. #b4aad7
  6. #c1b8de
  7. #cdc6e4
  8. #dad4eb
  9. #e6e3f2
  10. #f3f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8271bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8271bc
  2. #8273b6
  3. #8274b0
  4. #8176aa
  5. #8177a4
  6. #81799e
  7. #817a98
  8. #817c92
  9. #807d8c
  10. #807f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e789a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d78be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e77bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a79a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8271bc {
  color: #8271bc;
}
Background
.bg-8271bc {
  background-color: #8271bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8271bc {
  border: 2px solid #8271bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8271bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 113 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8271bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8271bc, #a871bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8271bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 113 188 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.01 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.62 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.26 #7d8e43 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8271bc  rgb(130, 113, 188)  hsl(254, 36%, 59%)  Medium Purple
#abbc71  rgb(171, 188, 113)  hsl(74, 36%, 59%)  Olivine
#bc8271  rgb(188, 130, 113)  hsl(14, 36%, 59%)  Old Rose
#71bc82  rgb(113, 188, 130)  hsl(134, 36%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green