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#8A4DFF

#8a4dff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4dff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.88% cyan, 69.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 260.56°, with 100% saturation and 65.1% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #c2ff4d

Split complementary

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #ffe34d
  3. #69ff4d

Analogous

  1. #4d69ff
  2. #8a4dff
  3. #e34dff

Triadic

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #ff8a4d
  3. #4dff8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #ff4dc2
  3. #c2ff4d
  4. #4dff8a

Square

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #ff4d69
  3. #c2ff4d
  4. #4dffe3

Monochromatic

  1. #3d00b3
  2. #5801ff
  3. #8a4dff
  4. #bc9aff
  5. #efe6ff

Shades

#8a4dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #7c45e6
  3. #6e3ecc
  4. #6136b3
  5. #532e99
  6. #452780
  7. #371f66
  8. #29174d
  9. #1c0f33
  10. #0e081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #965fff
  3. #a171ff
  4. #ad82ff
  5. #b994ff
  6. #c5a6ff
  7. #d0b8ff
  8. #dccaff
  9. #e8dbff
  10. #f3edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4dff
  2. #8952f2
  3. #8857e6
  4. #875cd9
  5. #8661cc
  6. #8567c0
  7. #846cb3
  8. #8371a6
  9. #827699
  10. #817b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e68bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #677ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e69ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4565fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #766bce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4dff {
  color: #8a4dff;
}
Background
.bg-8a4dff {
  background-color: #8a4dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a4dff {
  border: 2px solid #8a4dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 77 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4dff, #e34dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 77 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.16 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.76 #75b200 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a4dff  rgb(138, 77, 255)  hsl(261, 100%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c2ff4d  rgb(194, 255, 77)  hsl(81, 100%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#ff8a4d  rgb(255, 138, 77)  hsl(21, 100%, 65%)  Mango Tango
#4dff8a  rgb(77, 255, 138)  hsl(141, 100%, 65%)  Spring Green