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#8A70C8

#8a70c8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a70c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 43.92% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 257.73°, with 44.44% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2116

Complementary

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #aec870

Split complementary

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #c8b670
  3. #82c870

Analogous

  1. #7082c8
  2. #8a70c8
  3. #b670c8

Triadic

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #c88a70
  3. #70c88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #c870ae
  3. #aec870
  4. #70c88a

Square

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #c87082
  3. #aec870
  4. #70c8b6

Monochromatic

  1. #412c73
  2. #6041aa
  3. #8a70c8
  4. #b7a7dd
  5. #e4dff3

Shades

#8a70c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #7c65b4
  3. #6e5aa0
  4. #614e8c
  5. #534378
  6. #453864
  7. #372d50
  8. #29223c
  9. #1c1628
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a70c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #967ece
  3. #a18dd3
  4. #ad9bd9
  5. #b9a9de
  6. #c5b8e4
  7. #d0c6e9
  8. #dcd4ef
  9. #e8e2f4
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a70c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a70c8
  2. #8972c1
  3. #8873ba
  4. #8775b2
  5. #8676ab
  6. #8578a4
  7. #847a9d
  8. #837b96
  9. #827d8e
  10. #817e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8379a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #557fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a7ec6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d8092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7aca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7078c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #827aaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a70c8 {
  color: #8a70c8;
}
Background
.bg-8a70c8 {
  background-color: #8a70c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a70c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a70c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a70c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 112 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 44% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a70c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a70c8, #b670c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a70c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 112 200 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.41 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.43 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.49 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.03 #758f37 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a70c8  rgb(138, 112, 200)  hsl(258, 44%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#aec870  rgb(174, 200, 112)  hsl(78, 44%, 61%)  Pistachio
#c88a70  rgb(200, 138, 112)  hsl(18, 44%, 61%)  Dark Salmon
#70c88a  rgb(112, 200, 138)  hsl(138, 44%, 61%)  Emerald