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#8972EC

#8972ec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8972ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 44.71% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.95% cyan, 51.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 251.31°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2341

Complementary

  1. #8972ec
  2. #d5ec72

Split complementary

  1. #8972ec
  2. #ecc672
  3. #98ec72

Analogous

  1. #7298ec
  2. #8972ec
  3. #c672ec

Triadic

  1. #8972ec
  2. #ec8972
  3. #72ec89

Tetradic

  1. #8972ec
  2. #ec72d5
  3. #d5ec72
  4. #72ec89

Square

  1. #8972ec
  2. #ec7298
  3. #d5ec72
  4. #72ecc6

Monochromatic

  1. #3417ae
  2. #512fe3
  3. #8972ec
  4. #c1b5f5
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#8972ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8972ec
  2. #7b67d4
  3. #6e5bbd
  4. #6050a5
  5. #52448e
  6. #453976
  7. #372e5e
  8. #292247
  9. #1b172f
  10. #0e0b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8972ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8972ec
  2. #9580ee
  3. #a18ef0
  4. #ac9cf2
  5. #b8aaf4
  6. #c4b9f6
  7. #d0c7f7
  8. #dcd5f9
  9. #e7e3fb
  10. #f3f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8972ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8972ec
  2. #8873e1
  3. #8775d6
  4. #8676cc
  5. #8578c1
  6. #8579b6
  7. #847aab
  8. #837ca0
  9. #827d96
  10. #817f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #877eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b87f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c8ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7982c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8972ec {
  color: #8972ec;
}
Background
.bg-8972ec {
  background-color: #8972ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8972ec {
  border: 2px solid #8972ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8972ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 114 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8972ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8972ec, #c672ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8972ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 114 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.45 #768d13 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8972ec  rgb(137, 114, 236)  hsl(251, 76%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d5ec72  rgb(213, 236, 114)  hsl(71, 76%, 69%)  June Bud
#ec8972  rgb(236, 137, 114)  hsl(11, 76%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#72ec89  rgb(114, 236, 137)  hsl(131, 76%, 69%)  Light Green