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#8A71C4

#8a71c4 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a71c4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 44.31% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.59% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 258.07°, with 41.29% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #abc471

Split complementary

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #c4b371
  3. #82c471

Analogous

  1. #7182c4
  2. #8a71c4
  3. #b371c4

Triadic

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #c48a71
  3. #71c48a

Tetradic

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #c471ab
  3. #abc471
  4. #71c48a

Square

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #c47182
  3. #abc471
  4. #71c4b3

Monochromatic

  1. #412e6e
  2. #6144a4
  3. #8a71c4
  4. #b7a7da
  5. #e3ddf1

Shades

#8a71c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #7c66b0
  3. #6e5a9d
  4. #614f89
  5. #534476
  6. #453962
  7. #372d4e
  8. #29223b
  9. #1c1727
  10. #0e0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a71c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #967fca
  3. #a18dd0
  4. #ad9cd6
  5. #b9aadc
  6. #c5b8e2
  7. #d0c6e7
  8. #dcd4ed
  9. #e8e3f3
  10. #f3f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a71c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a71c4
  2. #8973bd
  3. #8874b6
  4. #8776b0
  5. #8677a9
  6. #8579a2
  7. #847a9b
  8. #837c94
  9. #827d8e
  10. #817f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #847a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597fc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e8091 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #707ac6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7279c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #837aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a71c4 {
  color: #8a71c4;
}
Background
.bg-8a71c4 {
  background-color: #8a71c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a71c4 {
  border: 2px solid #8a71c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a71c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 113 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 41% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a71c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a71c4, #b371c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a71c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 113 196 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.95 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.40 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.00 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.09 #758e3b Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a71c4  rgb(138, 113, 196)  hsl(258, 41%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#abc471  rgb(171, 196, 113)  hsl(78, 41%, 61%)  Olivine
#c48a71  rgb(196, 138, 113)  hsl(18, 41%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#71c48a  rgb(113, 196, 138)  hsl(138, 41%, 61%)  Emerald