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#8751BF

#8751bf ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8751bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 31.76% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 57.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 269.45°, with 46.22% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.148

Complementary

  1. #8751bf
  2. #89bf51

Split complementary

  1. #8751bf
  2. #bfbe51
  3. #52bf51

Analogous

  1. #5152bf
  2. #8751bf
  3. #be51bf

Triadic

  1. #8751bf
  2. #bf8751
  3. #51bf87

Tetradic

  1. #8751bf
  2. #bf5189
  3. #89bf51
  4. #51bf87

Square

  1. #8751bf
  2. #bf5152
  3. #89bf51
  4. #51bfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2057
  2. #61358f
  3. #8751bf
  4. #ae89d4
  5. #d4c1e8

Shades

#8751bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8751bf
  2. #7a49ac
  3. #6c4199
  4. #5f3986
  5. #513173
  6. #442960
  7. #36204c
  8. #291839
  9. #1b1026
  10. #0e0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#8751bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8751bf
  2. #9362c5
  3. #9f74cc
  4. #ab85d2
  5. #b797d9
  6. #c3a8df
  7. #cfb9e5
  8. #dbcbec
  9. #e7dcf2
  10. #f3eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8751bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8751bf
  2. #8656b9
  3. #865ab2
  4. #855fac
  5. #8464a6
  6. #8469a0
  7. #836d99
  8. #827293
  9. #81778d
  10. #817b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #236ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #396bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c61c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6262bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #815f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8751bf {
  color: #8751bf;
}
Background
.bg-8751bf {
  background-color: #8751bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8751bf {
  border: 2px solid #8751bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8751bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 81 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8751bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8751bf, #be51bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8751bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 81 191 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.73 #78ae40 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#8751bf  rgb(135, 81, 191)  hsl(269, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#89bf51  rgb(137, 191, 81)  hsl(89, 46%, 53%)  Pistachio
#bf8751  rgb(191, 135, 81)  hsl(29, 46%, 53%)  Peru
#51bf87  rgb(81, 191, 135)  hsl(149, 46%, 53%)  Medium Sea Green