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#8553F3

#8553f3 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8553f3 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 32.55% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.27% cyan, 65.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 258.75°, with 86.96% saturation and 63.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #8553f3
  2. #c1f353

Split complementary

  1. #8553f3
  2. #f3d553
  3. #71f353

Analogous

  1. #5371f3
  2. #8553f3
  3. #d553f3

Triadic

  1. #8553f3
  2. #f38553
  3. #53f385

Tetradic

  1. #8553f3
  2. #f353c1
  3. #c1f353
  4. #53f385

Square

  1. #8553f3
  2. #f35371
  3. #c1f353
  4. #53f3d5

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0ba2
  2. #5410e9
  3. #8553f3
  4. #b89bf8
  5. #eae2fd

Shades

#8553f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8553f3
  2. #784bdb
  3. #6a42c2
  4. #5d3aaa
  5. #503292
  6. #432a7a
  7. #352161
  8. #281949
  9. #1b1131
  10. #0d0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8553f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8553f3
  2. #9164f4
  3. #9d75f5
  4. #aa87f7
  5. #b698f8
  6. #c2a9f9
  7. #cebafa
  8. #dacbfb
  9. #e7ddfd
  10. #f3eefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8553f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8553f3
  2. #8558e8
  3. #845cdc
  4. #8461d1
  5. #8365c5
  6. #836aba
  7. #826eae
  8. #8273a3
  9. #817797
  10. #817c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b69b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #647a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #456af6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a67f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #736cc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8553f3 {
  color: #8553f3;
}
Background
.bg-8553f3 {
  background-color: #8553f3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8553f3 {
  border: 2px solid #8553f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8553f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 83 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 87% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8553f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8553f3, #d553f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8553f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 83 243 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.90 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.55 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.80 #7aac0c Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8553f3  rgb(133, 83, 243)  hsl(259, 87%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c1f353  rgb(193, 243, 83)  hsl(79, 87%, 64%)  Inchworm
#f38553  rgb(243, 133, 83)  hsl(19, 87%, 64%)  Coral
#53f385  rgb(83, 243, 133)  hsl(139, 87%, 64%)  Spring Green