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#8A65EB

#8a65eb ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a65eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 39.61% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 57.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 256.57°, with 77.01% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #c6eb65

Split complementary

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #ebcd65
  3. #83eb65

Analogous

  1. #6583eb
  2. #8a65eb
  3. #cd65eb

Triadic

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #eb8a65
  3. #65eb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #eb65c6
  3. #c6eb65
  4. #65eb8a

Square

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #eb6583
  3. #c6eb65
  4. #65ebcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c15a2
  2. #5721e2
  3. #8a65eb
  4. #bda9f4
  5. #f1ecfd

Shades

#8a65eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #7c5bd4
  3. #6e51bc
  4. #6147a5
  5. #533d8d
  6. #453376
  7. #37285e
  8. #291e47
  9. #1c142f
  10. #0e0a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a65eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #9674ed
  3. #a184ef
  4. #ad93f1
  5. #b9a3f3
  6. #c5b2f5
  7. #d0c1f7
  8. #dcd1f9
  9. #e8e0fb
  10. #f3f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a65eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a65eb
  2. #8968e0
  3. #886ad6
  4. #876dcb
  5. #8670c0
  6. #8573b6
  7. #8475ab
  8. #8378a0
  9. #827b95
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8375b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #117fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70829e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b76ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e73e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b78c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a65eb {
  color: #8a65eb;
}
Background
.bg-8a65eb {
  background-color: #8a65eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a65eb {
  border: 2px solid #8a65eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a65eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 101 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 77% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a65eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a65eb, #cd65eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a65eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 101 235 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.67 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.94 #759a14 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a65eb  rgb(138, 101, 235)  hsl(257, 77%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c6eb65  rgb(198, 235, 101)  hsl(77, 77%, 66%)  Inchworm
#eb8a65  rgb(235, 138, 101)  hsl(17, 77%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#65eb8a  rgb(101, 235, 138)  hsl(137, 77%, 66%)  Light Green