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#8A70CC

#8a70cc ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a70cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 256.96°, with 47.42% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #b2cc70

Split complementary

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #ccb870
  3. #84cc70

Analogous

  1. #7084cc
  2. #8a70cc
  3. #b870cc

Triadic

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #cc8a70
  3. #70cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #cc70b2
  3. #b2cc70
  4. #70cc8a

Square

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #cc7084
  3. #b2cc70
  4. #70ccb8

Monochromatic

  1. #412b78
  2. #5f3fb1
  3. #8a70cc
  4. #b8a8e0
  5. #e6e1f4

Shades

#8a70cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #7c65b8
  3. #6e5aa3
  4. #614e8f
  5. #53437a
  6. #453866
  7. #372d52
  8. #29223d
  9. #1c1629
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a70cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #967ed1
  3. #a18dd6
  4. #ad9bdb
  5. #b9a9e0
  6. #c5b8e6
  7. #d0c6eb
  8. #dcd4f0
  9. #e8e2f5
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a70cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a70cc
  2. #8972c4
  3. #8873bd
  4. #8775b5
  5. #8676ae
  6. #8578a6
  7. #847a9e
  8. #837b97
  9. #827d8f
  10. #817e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5380cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b8194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f79cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #817bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a70cc {
  color: #8a70cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a70cc {
  background-color: #8a70cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a70cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a70cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a70cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 112 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a70cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a70cc, #b870cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a70cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 112 204 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.63 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.80 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.31 #758f33 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a70cc  rgb(138, 112, 204)  hsl(257, 47%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#b2cc70  rgb(178, 204, 112)  hsl(77, 47%, 62%)  June Bud
#cc8a70  rgb(204, 138, 112)  hsl(17, 47%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#70cc8a  rgb(112, 204, 138)  hsl(137, 47%, 62%)  Emerald