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#8A6CDF

#8a6cdf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a6cdf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 42.35% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.12% cyan, 51.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 255.65°, with 64.25% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2146

Complementary

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #c1df6c

Split complementary

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #dfc36c
  3. #87df6c

Analogous

  1. #6c87df
  2. #8a6cdf
  3. #c36cdf

Triadic

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #df8a6c
  3. #6cdf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #df6cc1
  3. #c1df6c
  4. #6cdf8a

Square

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #df6c87
  3. #c1df6c
  4. #6cdfc3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2092
  2. #582dd1
  3. #8a6cdf
  4. #bcabed
  5. #eeeafa

Shades

#8a6cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #7c61c9
  3. #6e56b2
  4. #614c9c
  5. #534186
  6. #453670
  7. #372b59
  8. #292043
  9. #1c162d
  10. #0e0b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #967be2
  3. #a189e5
  4. #ad98e9
  5. #b9a7ec
  6. #c5b6ef
  7. #d0c4f2
  8. #dcd3f5
  9. #e8e2f9
  10. #f3f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6cdf
  2. #896ed6
  3. #8870cc
  4. #8772c3
  5. #8674b9
  6. #8576b0
  7. #8478a6
  8. #837a9d
  9. #827c93
  10. #817e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8478ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c81e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74839b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6579e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6677dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6cdf {
  color: #8a6cdf;
}
Background
.bg-8a6cdf {
  background-color: #8a6cdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6cdf {
  border: 2px solid #8a6cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 108 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6cdf, #c36cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 108 223 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.95 #759320 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a6cdf  rgb(138, 108, 223)  hsl(256, 64%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c1df6c  rgb(193, 223, 108)  hsl(76, 64%, 65%)  June Bud
#df8a6c  rgb(223, 138, 108)  hsl(16, 64%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#6cdf8a  rgb(108, 223, 138)  hsl(136, 64%, 65%)  Pastel Green