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#8950EE

#8950ee ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8950ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 31.37% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.44% cyan, 66.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 261.65°, with 82.29% saturation and 62.35% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #8950ee
  2. #b5ee50

Split complementary

  1. #8950ee
  2. #eed850
  3. #66ee50

Analogous

  1. #5066ee
  2. #8950ee
  3. #d850ee

Triadic

  1. #8950ee
  2. #ee8950
  3. #50ee89

Tetradic

  1. #8950ee
  2. #ee50b5
  3. #b5ee50
  4. #50ee89

Square

  1. #8950ee
  2. #ee5066
  3. #b5ee50
  4. #50eed8

Monochromatic

  1. #400f96
  2. #5d15dc
  3. #8950ee
  4. #b896f5
  5. #e7dbfc

Shades

#8950ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8950ee
  2. #7b48d6
  3. #6e40be
  4. #6038a7
  5. #52308f
  6. #452877
  7. #37205f
  8. #291847
  9. #1b1030
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8950ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8950ee
  2. #9562f0
  3. #a173f1
  4. #ac85f3
  5. #b896f5
  6. #c4a8f7
  7. #d0b9f8
  8. #dccbfa
  9. #e7dcfc
  10. #f3eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8950ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8950ee
  2. #8855e3
  3. #875ad8
  4. #865ecd
  5. #8563c2
  6. #8568b7
  7. #846dac
  8. #8372a1
  9. #827696
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d67b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e7699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a68f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5065ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a69c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8950ee {
  color: #8950ee;
}
Background
.bg-8950ee {
  background-color: #8950ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8950ee {
  border: 2px solid #8950ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8950ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 80 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8950ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8950ee, #d850ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8950ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 80 238 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.34 #76af11 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8950ee  rgb(137, 80, 238)  hsl(262, 82%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#b5ee50  rgb(181, 238, 80)  hsl(82, 82%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ee8950  rgb(238, 137, 80)  hsl(22, 82%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#50ee89  rgb(80, 238, 137)  hsl(142, 82%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green