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#8A5BF1

#8a5bf1 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a5bf1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 35.69% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.74% cyan, 62.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 258.8°, with 84.27% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #c2f15b

Split complementary

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #f1d55b
  3. #77f15b

Analogous

  1. #5b77f1
  2. #8a5bf1
  3. #d55bf1

Triadic

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #f18a5b
  3. #5bf18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #f15bc2
  3. #c2f15b
  4. #5bf18a

Square

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #f15b77
  3. #c2f15b
  4. #5bf1d5

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0ea5
  2. #5815eb
  3. #8a5bf1
  4. #bca1f7
  5. #efe8fd

Shades

#8a5bf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #7c52d9
  3. #6e49c1
  4. #6140a9
  5. #533791
  6. #452e79
  7. #372460
  8. #291b48
  9. #1c1230
  10. #0e0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5bf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #966bf2
  3. #a17cf4
  4. #ad8cf5
  5. #b99df7
  6. #c5adf8
  7. #d0bdf9
  8. #dccefb
  9. #e8defc
  10. #f3effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5bf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5bf1
  2. #895fe6
  3. #8862da
  4. #8766cf
  5. #866ac4
  6. #856eb9
  7. #8471ad
  8. #8375a2
  9. #827997
  10. #817c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #806eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d7e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5170f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #556def ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a71c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5bf1 {
  color: #8a5bf1;
}
Background
.bg-8a5bf1 {
  background-color: #8a5bf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a5bf1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a5bf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5bf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 91 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 84% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5bf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5bf1, #d55bf1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5bf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 91 241 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.09 #75a40e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a5bf1  rgb(138, 91, 241)  hsl(259, 84%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c2f15b  rgb(194, 241, 91)  hsl(79, 84%, 65%)  Inchworm
#f18a5b  rgb(241, 138, 91)  hsl(19, 84%, 65%)  Coral
#5bf18a  rgb(91, 241, 138)  hsl(139, 84%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green