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#8971BF

#8971bf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8971bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 44.31% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.27% cyan, 40.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 258.46°, with 37.86% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #8971bf
  2. #a7bf71

Split complementary

  1. #8971bf
  2. #bfb071
  3. #80bf71

Analogous

  1. #7180bf
  2. #8971bf
  3. #b071bf

Triadic

  1. #8971bf
  2. #bf8971
  3. #71bf89

Tetradic

  1. #8971bf
  2. #bf71a7
  3. #a7bf71
  4. #71bf89

Square

  1. #8971bf
  2. #bf7180
  3. #a7bf71
  4. #71bfb0

Monochromatic

  1. #412f68
  2. #61479d
  3. #8971bf
  4. #b5a6d7
  5. #e1daef

Shades

#8971bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8971bf
  2. #7b66ac
  3. #6e5a99
  4. #604f86
  5. #524473
  6. #453960
  7. #372d4c
  8. #292239
  9. #1b1726
  10. #0e0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#8971bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8971bf
  2. #957fc5
  3. #a18dcc
  4. #ac9cd2
  5. #b8aad9
  6. #c4b8df
  7. #d0c6e5
  8. #dcd4ec
  9. #e7e3f2
  10. #f3f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8971bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8971bf
  2. #8873b9
  3. #8774b2
  4. #8676ac
  5. #8577a6
  6. #8579a0
  7. #847a99
  8. #837c93
  9. #827d8d
  10. #817f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83799c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7079c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7279be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8279a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8971bf {
  color: #8971bf;
}
Background
.bg-8971bf {
  background-color: #8971bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8971bf {
  border: 2px solid #8971bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8971bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 113 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8971bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8971bf, #b071bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8971bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 113 191 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.05 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.29 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.86 #768e40 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8971bf  rgb(137, 113, 191)  hsl(258, 38%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#a7bf71  rgb(167, 191, 113)  hsl(78, 38%, 60%)  Olivine
#bf8971  rgb(191, 137, 113)  hsl(18, 38%, 60%)  Cafe au Lait
#71bf89  rgb(113, 191, 137)  hsl(138, 38%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green