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#8A66D2

#8a66d2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a66d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.29% cyan, 51.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 54.55% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1956

Complementary

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #aed266

Split complementary

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #d2c066
  3. #78d266

Analogous

  1. #6678d2
  2. #8a66d2
  3. #c066d2

Triadic

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #d28a66
  3. #66d28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #d266ae
  3. #aed266
  4. #66d28a

Square

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #d26678
  3. #aed266
  4. #66d2c0

Monochromatic

  1. #41247b
  2. #6036b6
  3. #8a66d2
  4. #b7a1e3
  5. #e4dcf5

Shades

#8a66d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #7c5cbd
  3. #6e52a8
  4. #614793
  5. #533d7e
  6. #453369
  7. #372954
  8. #291f3f
  9. #1c142a
  10. #0e0a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a66d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #9675d7
  3. #a185db
  4. #ad94e0
  5. #b9a3e4
  6. #c5b3e9
  7. #d0c2ed
  8. #dcd1f2
  9. #e8e0f6
  10. #f3f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a66d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a66d2
  2. #8969ca
  3. #886bc2
  4. #876eb9
  5. #8670b1
  6. #8573a9
  7. #8476a1
  8. #837899
  9. #827b90
  10. #817d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8173a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d7bd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4679cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a7b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6573d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6872d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8173af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a66d2 {
  color: #8a66d2;
}
Background
.bg-8a66d2 {
  background-color: #8a66d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a66d2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a66d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a66d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 102 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 55% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a66d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a66d2, #c066d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a66d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 102 210 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.95 #75992d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a66d2  rgb(138, 102, 210)  hsl(260, 55%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#aed266  rgb(174, 210, 102)  hsl(80, 55%, 61%)  June Bud
#d28a66  rgb(210, 138, 102)  hsl(20, 55%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#66d28a  rgb(102, 210, 138)  hsl(140, 55%, 61%)  Emerald