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#8A5EFB

#8a5efb ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a5efb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 36.86% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.02% cyan, 62.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 256.82°, with 95.15% saturation and 67.65% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2037

Complementary

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #cffb5e

Split complementary

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #fbd95e
  3. #80fb5e

Analogous

  1. #5e80fb
  2. #8a5efb
  3. #d95efb

Triadic

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #fb8a5e
  3. #5efb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #fb5ecf
  3. #cffb5e
  4. #5efb8a

Square

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #fb5e80
  3. #cffb5e
  4. #5efbd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3805bb
  2. #5413f9
  3. #8a5efb
  4. #c0a9fd
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#8a5efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #7c55e2
  3. #6e4bc9
  4. #6142b0
  5. #533897
  6. #452f7e
  7. #372664
  8. #291c4b
  9. #1c1332
  10. #0e0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #966efb
  3. #a17efc
  4. #ad8efc
  5. #b99efd
  6. #c5affd
  7. #d0bffd
  8. #dccffe
  9. #e8dffe
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5efb
  2. #8961ef
  3. #8865e2
  4. #8768d6
  5. #866cca
  6. #856fbe
  7. #8472b1
  8. #8376a5
  9. #827999
  10. #817d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8272bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6883a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e73fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #526ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7776cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5efb {
  color: #8a5efb;
}
Background
.bg-8a5efb {
  background-color: #8a5efb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a5efb {
  border: 2px solid #8a5efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 94 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 95% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5efb, #d95efb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 94 251 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.62 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.12 #75a104 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a5efb  rgb(138, 94, 251)  hsl(257, 95%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#cffb5e  rgb(207, 251, 94)  hsl(77, 95%, 68%)  Electric Lime
#fb8a5e  rgb(251, 138, 94)  hsl(17, 95%, 68%)  Coral
#5efb8a  rgb(94, 251, 138)  hsl(137, 95%, 68%)  Spring Green