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#8370CB

#8370cb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8370cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 43.92% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.47% cyan, 44.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 252.53°, with 46.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2073

Complementary

  1. #8370cb
  2. #b8cb70

Split complementary

  1. #8370cb
  2. #cbb070
  3. #8acb70

Analogous

  1. #708acb
  2. #8370cb
  3. #b070cb

Triadic

  1. #8370cb
  2. #cb8370
  3. #70cb83

Tetradic

  1. #8370cb
  2. #cb70b8
  3. #b8cb70
  4. #70cb83

Square

  1. #8370cb
  2. #cb708a
  3. #b8cb70
  4. #70cbb0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2b77
  2. #5740af
  3. #8370cb
  4. #b4a8df
  5. #e4e0f4

Shades

#8370cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8370cb
  2. #7665b7
  3. #695aa2
  4. #5c4e8e
  5. #4f437a
  6. #423866
  7. #342d51
  8. #27223d
  9. #1a1629
  10. #0d0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8370cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8370cb
  2. #8f7ed0
  3. #9c8dd5
  4. #a89bdb
  5. #b5a9e0
  6. #c1b8e5
  7. #cdc6ea
  8. #dad4ef
  9. #e6e2f5
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8370cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8370cb
  2. #8372c4
  3. #8273bc
  4. #8275b5
  5. #8276ad
  6. #8278a6
  7. #817a9e
  8. #817b97
  9. #817d8f
  10. #807e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8078a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #517fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #718194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6979cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a77ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #797bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8370cb {
  color: #8370cb;
}
Background
.bg-8370cb {
  background-color: #8370cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8370cb {
  border: 2px solid #8370cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8370cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 112 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8370cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8370cb, #b070cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8370cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 112 203 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.96 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.83 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.15 #7c8f34 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8370cb  rgb(131, 112, 203)  hsl(253, 47%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#b8cb70  rgb(184, 203, 112)  hsl(73, 47%, 62%)  June Bud
#cb8370  rgb(203, 131, 112)  hsl(13, 47%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#70cb83  rgb(112, 203, 131)  hsl(133, 47%, 62%)  Emerald