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#8386D9

#8386d9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8386d9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 52.55% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.63% cyan, 38.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 237.91°, with 53.09% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.62.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2689

Complementary

  1. #8386d9
  2. #d9d683

Split complementary

  1. #8386d9
  2. #d9ab83
  3. #b1d983

Analogous

  1. #83b1d9
  2. #8386d9
  3. #ab83d9

Triadic

  1. #8386d9
  2. #d98386
  3. #86d983

Tetradic

  1. #8386d9
  2. #d683d9
  3. #d9d683
  4. #86d983

Square

  1. #8386d9
  2. #d983b1
  3. #d9d683
  4. #83d9ab

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3195
  2. #484dc7
  3. #8386d9
  4. #bebfeb
  5. #eff0fa

Shades

#8386d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8386d9
  2. #7679c3
  3. #696bae
  4. #5c5e98
  5. #4f5082
  6. #42436d
  7. #343657
  8. #272841
  9. #1a1b2b
  10. #0d0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8386d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8386d9
  2. #8f92dd
  3. #9c9ee1
  4. #a8aae4
  5. #b5b6e8
  6. #c1c3ec
  7. #cdcff0
  8. #dadbf4
  9. #e6e7f7
  10. #f3f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8386d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8386d9
  2. #8385d0
  3. #8285c7
  4. #8284be
  5. #8284b5
  6. #8283ad
  7. #8182a4
  8. #81829b
  9. #818192
  10. #808189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a91dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #658bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6996a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #758ddb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7289d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7590bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8386d9 {
  color: #8386d9;
}
Background
.bg-8386d9 {
  background-color: #8386d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8386d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8386d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8386d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 134 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 53% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8386d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8386d9, #ab83d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8386d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 134 217 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.68 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.09 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.61 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.80 #7c7926 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8386d9  rgb(131, 134, 217)  hsl(238, 53%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#d9d683  rgb(217, 214, 131)  hsl(58, 53%, 68%)  Straw
#d98386  rgb(217, 131, 134)  hsl(358, 53%, 68%)  Light Coral
#86d983  rgb(134, 217, 131)  hsl(118, 53%, 68%)  Pastel Green