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#8A68DC

#8a68dc ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a68dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.27% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 257.59°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #badc68

Split complementary

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #dcc468
  3. #80dc68

Analogous

  1. #6880dc
  2. #8a68dc
  3. #c468dc

Triadic

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #dc8a68
  3. #68dc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #dc68ba
  3. #badc68
  4. #68dc8a

Square

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #dc6880
  3. #badc68
  4. #68dcc4

Monochromatic

  1. #3f208b
  2. #5c2fc9
  3. #8a68dc
  4. #baa6ea
  5. #eae4f9

Shades

#8a68dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #7c5ec6
  3. #6e53b0
  4. #61499a
  5. #533e84
  6. #45346e
  7. #372a58
  8. #291f42
  9. #1c152c
  10. #0e0a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a68dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #9677e0
  3. #a186e3
  4. #ad95e7
  5. #b9a4ea
  6. #c5b4ee
  7. #d0c3f1
  8. #dcd2f5
  9. #e8e1f8
  10. #f3f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a68dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a68dc
  2. #896ad3
  3. #886dca
  4. #876fc0
  5. #8672b7
  6. #8574ae
  7. #8476a5
  8. #83799c
  9. #827b92
  10. #817e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8275ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #377ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f7bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #768098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6376de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6574da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e77b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a68dc {
  color: #8a68dc;
}
Background
.bg-8a68dc {
  background-color: #8a68dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a68dc {
  border: 2px solid #8a68dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a68dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 104 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a68dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a68dc, #c468dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a68dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 104 220 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.96 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.70 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.50 #759723 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a68dc  rgb(138, 104, 220)  hsl(258, 62%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#badc68  rgb(186, 220, 104)  hsl(78, 62%, 64%)  June Bud
#dc8a68  rgb(220, 138, 104)  hsl(18, 62%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#68dc8a  rgb(104, 220, 138)  hsl(138, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green