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#8450E1

#8450e1 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8450e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 31.37% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.33% cyan, 64.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 261.52°, with 70.73% saturation and 59.8% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1608

Complementary

  1. #8450e1
  2. #ade150

Split complementary

  1. #8450e1
  2. #e1cd50
  3. #64e150

Analogous

  1. #5064e1
  2. #8450e1
  3. #cd50e1

Triadic

  1. #8450e1
  2. #e18450
  3. #50e184

Tetradic

  1. #8450e1
  2. #e150ad
  3. #ade150
  4. #50e184

Square

  1. #8450e1
  2. #e15064
  3. #ade150
  4. #50e1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1682
  2. #5b21c3
  3. #8450e1
  4. #b291ec
  5. #e0d3f7

Shades

#8450e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8450e1
  2. #7748cb
  3. #6a40b4
  4. #5c389e
  5. #4f3087
  6. #422871
  7. #35205a
  8. #281844
  9. #1a102d
  10. #0d0817
  11. #000000

Tints

#8450e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8450e1
  2. #9062e4
  3. #9d73e7
  4. #a985ea
  5. #b596ed
  6. #c2a8f0
  7. #ceb9f3
  8. #dacbf6
  9. #e6dcf9
  10. #f3eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8450e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8450e1
  2. #8455d7
  3. #835ace
  4. #835ec4
  5. #8263ba
  6. #8268b1
  7. #826da7
  8. #81729d
  9. #817693
  10. #807b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7864a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c7292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c65e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5163df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7666b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8450e1 {
  color: #8450e1;
}
Background
.bg-8450e1 {
  background-color: #8450e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8450e1 {
  border: 2px solid #8450e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8450e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 80 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8450e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8450e1, #cd50e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8450e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 80 225 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #7baf1e Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8450e1  rgb(132, 80, 225)  hsl(262, 71%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#ade150  rgb(173, 225, 80)  hsl(82, 71%, 60%)  Inchworm
#e18450  rgb(225, 132, 80)  hsl(22, 71%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#50e184  rgb(80, 225, 132)  hsl(142, 71%, 60%)  Pastel Green