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#827CD9

#827cd9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#827cd9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 48.63% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 243.87°, with 55.03% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2417

Complementary

  1. #827cd9
  2. #d3d97c

Split complementary

  1. #827cd9
  2. #d9b07c
  3. #a4d97c

Analogous

  1. #7ca4d9
  2. #827cd9
  3. #b07cd9

Triadic

  1. #827cd9
  2. #d9827c
  3. #7cd982

Tetradic

  1. #827cd9
  2. #d97cd3
  3. #d3d97c
  4. #7cd982

Square

  1. #827cd9
  2. #d97ca4
  3. #d3d97c
  4. #7cd9b0

Monochromatic

  1. #312a92
  2. #4941c8
  3. #827cd9
  4. #bbb7ea
  5. #f0effa

Shades

#827cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #827cd9
  2. #7570c3
  3. #6863ae
  4. #5b5798
  5. #4e4a82
  6. #413e6d
  7. #343257
  8. #272541
  9. #1a192b
  10. #0d0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#827cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #827cd9
  2. #8f89dd
  3. #9b96e1
  4. #a8a3e4
  5. #b4b0e8
  6. #c1beec
  7. #cdcbf0
  8. #dad8f4
  9. #e6e5f7
  10. #f3f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#827cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #827cd9
  2. #827cd0
  3. #827dc7
  4. #817dbe
  5. #817eb5
  6. #817ead
  7. #817ea4
  8. #817f9b
  9. #807f92
  10. #808089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8583ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b8add ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5884d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #698ea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d84db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b81d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7487ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-827cd9 {
  color: #827cd9;
}
Background
.bg-827cd9 {
  background-color: #827cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-827cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #827cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #827cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 124 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 55% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-827cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #827cd9, #b07cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-827cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 124 217 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.96 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.59 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.84 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.43 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.43 #7d8326 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#827cd9  rgb(130, 124, 217)  hsl(244, 55%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#d3d97c  rgb(211, 217, 124)  hsl(64, 55%, 67%)  Straw
#d9827c  rgb(217, 130, 124)  hsl(4, 55%, 67%)  Light Coral
#7cd982  rgb(124, 217, 130)  hsl(124, 55%, 67%)  Pastel Green