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#8A6BF5

#8a6bf5 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a6bf5 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.96% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.67% cyan, 56.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 253.48°, with 87.34% saturation and 69.02% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #d6f56b

Split complementary

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #f5cf6b
  3. #91f56b

Analogous

  1. #6b91f5
  2. #8a6bf5
  3. #cf6bf5

Triadic

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #f58a6b
  3. #6bf58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #f56bd6
  3. #d6f56b
  4. #6bf58a

Square

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #f56b91
  3. #d6f56b
  4. #6bf5cf

Monochromatic

  1. #340dba
  2. #5123f0
  3. #8a6bf5
  4. #c3b3fa
  5. #f0ecfe

Shades

#8a6bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #7c60dd
  3. #6e56c4
  4. #614bac
  5. #534093
  6. #45367b
  7. #372b62
  8. #29204a
  9. #1c1531
  10. #0e0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #967af6
  3. #a189f7
  4. #ad97f8
  5. #b9a6f9
  6. #c5b5fa
  7. #d0c4fb
  8. #dcd3fc
  9. #e8e1fd
  10. #f3f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6bf5
  2. #896de9
  3. #886fde
  4. #8771d2
  5. #8673c6
  6. #8576bb
  7. #8478af
  8. #837aa3
  9. #827c97
  10. #817e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #867abc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1385fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7ff2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a89a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b7cf8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d78f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787eca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6bf5 {
  color: #8a6bf5;
}
Background
.bg-8a6bf5 {
  background-color: #8a6bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 107 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 87% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6bf5, #cf6bf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 107 245 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.62 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 11.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.48 #75940a Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a6bf5  rgb(138, 107, 245)  hsl(253, 87%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d6f56b  rgb(214, 245, 107)  hsl(73, 87%, 69%)  Inchworm
#f58a6b  rgb(245, 138, 107)  hsl(13, 87%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#6bf58a  rgb(107, 245, 138)  hsl(133, 87%, 69%)  Light Green