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#8A6FC3

#8a6fc3 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a6fc3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 43.53% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.23% cyan, 43.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 259.29°, with 41.18% saturation and 60% 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 Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #a8c36f

Split complementary

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #c3b46f
  3. #7ec36f

Analogous

  1. #6f7ec3
  2. #8a6fc3
  3. #b46fc3

Triadic

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #c38a6f
  3. #6fc38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #c36fa8
  3. #a8c36f
  4. #6fc38a

Square

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #c36f7e
  3. #a8c36f
  4. #6fc3b4

Monochromatic

  1. #412d6c
  2. #6243a2
  3. #8a6fc3
  4. #b6a5da
  5. #e2dbf0

Shades

#8a6fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #7c64b0
  3. #6e599c
  4. #614e89
  5. #534375
  6. #453862
  7. #372c4e
  8. #29213b
  9. #1c1627
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #967dc9
  3. #a18ccf
  4. #ad9ad5
  5. #b9a9db
  6. #c5b7e1
  7. #d0c5e7
  8. #dcd4ed
  9. #e8e2f3
  10. #f3f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6fc3
  2. #8971bc
  3. #8872b6
  4. #8774af
  5. #8676a8
  6. #8578a2
  7. #84799b
  8. #837b94
  9. #827d8d
  10. #817e87
  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 #83789e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b7dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e7e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f78c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7177c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8378a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6fc3 {
  color: #8a6fc3;
}
Background
.bg-8a6fc3 {
  background-color: #8a6fc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a6fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 111 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 41% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6fc3, #b46fc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 111 195 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.61 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.44 #75903c Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a6fc3  rgb(138, 111, 195)  hsl(259, 41%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#a8c36f  rgb(168, 195, 111)  hsl(79, 41%, 60%)  Olivine
#c38a6f  rgb(195, 138, 111)  hsl(19, 41%, 60%)  Raw Sienna
#6fc38a  rgb(111, 195, 138)  hsl(139, 41%, 60%)  Emerald