ColorTool
Log in
#8966EA

#8966ea ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8966ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.45% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.91°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9966ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2076

Complementary

  1. #8966ea
  2. #c7ea66

Split complementary

  1. #8966ea
  2. #eacb66
  3. #85ea66

Analogous

  1. #6685ea
  2. #8966ea
  3. #cb66ea

Triadic

  1. #8966ea
  2. #ea8966
  3. #66ea89

Tetradic

  1. #8966ea
  2. #ea66c7
  3. #c7ea66
  4. #66ea89

Square

  1. #8966ea
  2. #ea6685
  3. #c7ea66
  4. #66eacb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b16a1
  2. #5523e1
  3. #8966ea
  4. #bda9f3
  5. #f1edfc

Shades

#8966ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8966ea
  2. #7b5cd3
  3. #6e52bb
  4. #6047a4
  5. #523d8c
  6. #453375
  7. #37295e
  8. #291f46
  9. #1b142f
  10. #0e0a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#8966ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8966ea
  2. #9575ec
  3. #a185ee
  4. #ac94f0
  5. #b8a3f2
  6. #c4b3f5
  7. #d0c2f7
  8. #dcd1f9
  9. #e7e0fb
  10. #f3f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8966ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8966ea
  2. #8869df
  3. #876bd5
  4. #866eca
  5. #8570c0
  6. #8573b5
  7. #8476aa
  8. #8378a0
  9. #827b95
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8275b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1880ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #257be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e839e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b76ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e73e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a78c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8966ea {
  color: #8966ea;
}
Background
.bg-8966ea {
  background-color: #8966ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8966ea {
  border: 2px solid #8966ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8966ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8966ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8966ea, #cb66ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8966ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.85 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.14 #769915 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8966ea  rgb(137, 102, 234)  hsl(256, 76%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c7ea66  rgb(199, 234, 102)  hsl(76, 76%, 66%)  June Bud
#ea8966  rgb(234, 137, 102)  hsl(16, 76%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#66ea89  rgb(102, 234, 137)  hsl(136, 76%, 66%)  Light Green