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#8481D9

#8481d9 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8481d9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 50.59% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.17% cyan, 40.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 242.05°, with 53.66% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2562

Complementary

  1. #8481d9
  2. #d6d981

Split complementary

  1. #8481d9
  2. #d9b081
  3. #aad981

Analogous

  1. #81aad9
  2. #8481d9
  3. #b081d9

Triadic

  1. #8481d9
  2. #d98481
  3. #81d984

Tetradic

  1. #8481d9
  2. #d981d6
  3. #d6d981
  4. #81d984

Square

  1. #8481d9
  2. #d981aa
  3. #d6d981
  4. #81d9b0

Monochromatic

  1. #302d94
  2. #4b46c7
  3. #8481d9
  4. #bdbceb
  5. #f0effa

Shades

#8481d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8481d9
  2. #7774c3
  3. #6a67ae
  4. #5c5a98
  5. #4f4d82
  6. #42416d
  7. #353457
  8. #282741
  9. #1a1a2b
  10. #0d0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8481d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8481d9
  2. #908edd
  3. #9d9ae1
  4. #a9a7e4
  5. #b5b3e8
  6. #c2c0ec
  7. #cecdf0
  8. #dad9f4
  9. #e6e6f7
  10. #f3f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8481d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8481d9
  2. #8481d0
  3. #8381c7
  4. #8381be
  5. #8281b5
  6. #8281ad
  7. #8280a4
  8. #81809b
  9. #818092
  10. #808089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8887af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #638ddc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f88d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c92a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7289db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7085d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #768cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8481d9 {
  color: #8481d9;
}
Background
.bg-8481d9 {
  background-color: #8481d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8481d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8481d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8481d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 129 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 54% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8481d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8481d9, #b081d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8481d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 129 217 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.89 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.32 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.98 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.46 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.73 #7b7e26 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8481d9  rgb(132, 129, 217)  hsl(242, 54%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#d6d981  rgb(214, 217, 129)  hsl(62, 54%, 68%)  Straw
#d98481  rgb(217, 132, 129)  hsl(2, 54%, 68%)  Light Coral
#81d984  rgb(129, 217, 132)  hsl(122, 54%, 68%)  Pastel Green