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#8656D4

#8656d4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8656d4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 33.73% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.79% cyan, 59.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 262.86°, with 59.43% saturation and 58.43% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1648

Complementary

  1. #8656d4
  2. #a4d456

Split complementary

  1. #8656d4
  2. #d4c556
  3. #65d456

Analogous

  1. #5665d4
  2. #8656d4
  3. #c556d4

Triadic

  1. #8656d4
  2. #d48656
  3. #56d486

Tetradic

  1. #8656d4
  2. #d456a4
  3. #a4d456
  4. #56d486

Square

  1. #8656d4
  2. #d45665
  3. #a4d456
  4. #56d4c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1d74
  2. #5f2db1
  3. #8656d4
  4. #b293e4
  5. #ddd0f3

Shades

#8656d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8656d4
  2. #794dbf
  3. #6b45aa
  4. #5e3c94
  5. #50347f
  6. #432b6a
  7. #362255
  8. #281a40
  9. #1b112a
  10. #0d0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8656d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8656d4
  2. #9267d8
  3. #9e78dd
  4. #aa89e1
  5. #b69ae5
  6. #c3abea
  7. #cfbbee
  8. #dbccf2
  9. #e7ddf6
  10. #f3eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8656d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8656d4
  2. #855acc
  3. #855ec3
  4. #8463bb
  5. #8467b2
  6. #836baa
  7. #826fa2
  8. #827399
  9. #817891
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a67a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2470d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74718d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5767d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c66d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c67ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8656d4 {
  color: #8656d4;
}
Background
.bg-8656d4 {
  background-color: #8656d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8656d4 {
  border: 2px solid #8656d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8656d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 86 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 59% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8656d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8656d4, #c556d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8656d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 86 212 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.95 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.99 #79a92b Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8656d4  rgb(134, 86, 212)  hsl(263, 59%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#a4d456  rgb(164, 212, 86)  hsl(83, 59%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#d48656  rgb(212, 134, 86)  hsl(23, 59%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#56d486  rgb(86, 212, 134)  hsl(143, 59%, 58%)  Emerald