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#8A51EC

#8a51ec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a51ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 262.06°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1734

Complementary

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #b3ec51

Split complementary

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #ecd751
  3. #66ec51

Analogous

  1. #5166ec
  2. #8a51ec
  3. #d751ec

Triadic

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #ec8a51
  3. #51ec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #ec51b3
  3. #b3ec51
  4. #51ec8a

Square

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #ec5166
  3. #b3ec51
  4. #51ecd7

Monochromatic

  1. #411094
  2. #5f18d9
  3. #8a51ec
  4. #b896f4
  5. #e7dbfb

Shades

#8a51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #7c49d4
  3. #6e41bd
  4. #6139a5
  5. #53318e
  6. #452976
  7. #37205e
  8. #291847
  9. #1c102f
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #9662ee
  3. #a174f0
  4. #ad85f2
  5. #b997f4
  6. #c5a8f6
  7. #d0b9f7
  8. #dccbf9
  9. #e8dcfb
  10. #f3eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a51ec
  2. #8956e1
  3. #885ad6
  4. #875fcc
  5. #8664c1
  6. #8569b6
  7. #846dab
  8. #8372a0
  9. #827796
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d67b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d68ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5266ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b69bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a51ec {
  color: #8a51ec;
}
Background
.bg-8a51ec {
  background-color: #8a51ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a51ec {
  border: 2px solid #8a51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a51ec, #d751ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.27 #75ae13 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a51ec  rgb(138, 81, 236)  hsl(262, 80%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#b3ec51  rgb(179, 236, 81)  hsl(82, 80%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ec8a51  rgb(236, 138, 81)  hsl(22, 80%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#51ec8a  rgb(81, 236, 138)  hsl(142, 80%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green