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#8971DA

#8971da ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8971da is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 44.31% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.16% cyan, 48.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 253.71°, with 58.66% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2219

Complementary

  1. #8971da
  2. #c2da71

Split complementary

  1. #8971da
  2. #dabd71
  3. #8eda71

Analogous

  1. #718eda
  2. #8971da
  3. #bd71da

Triadic

  1. #8971da
  2. #da8971
  3. #71da89

Tetradic

  1. #8971da
  2. #da71c2
  3. #c2da71
  4. #71da89

Square

  1. #8971da
  2. #da718e
  3. #c2da71
  4. #71dabd

Monochromatic

  1. #3d258d
  2. #5735ca
  3. #8971da
  4. #bbaeea
  5. #eeeafa

Shades

#8971da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8971da
  2. #7b66c4
  3. #6e5aae
  4. #604f99
  5. #524483
  6. #45396d
  7. #372d57
  8. #292241
  9. #1b172c
  10. #0e0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8971da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8971da
  2. #957fde
  3. #a18de1
  4. #ac9ce5
  5. #b8aae9
  6. #c4b8ed
  7. #d0c6f0
  8. #dcd4f4
  9. #e7e3f8
  10. #f3f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8971da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8971da
  2. #8873d1
  3. #8774c8
  4. #8676bf
  5. #8577b6
  6. #8579ad
  7. #847aa4
  8. #837c9b
  9. #827d92
  10. #817f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #857bac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a83de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d80d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74869b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697cdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a7ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d7eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8971da {
  color: #8971da;
}
Background
.bg-8971da {
  background-color: #8971da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8971da {
  border: 2px solid #8971da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8971da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 113 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8971da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8971da, #bd71da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8971da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 113 218 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.81 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.41 #768e25 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8971da  rgb(137, 113, 218)  hsl(254, 59%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c2da71  rgb(194, 218, 113)  hsl(74, 59%, 65%)  June Bud
#da8971  rgb(218, 137, 113)  hsl(14, 59%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#71da89  rgb(113, 218, 137)  hsl(134, 59%, 65%)  Pastel Green