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#8A71F9

#8a71f9 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a71f9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 44.31% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.58% cyan, 54.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 251.03°, with 91.89% saturation and 70.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2405

Complementary

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #e0f971

Split complementary

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #f9ce71
  3. #9cf971

Analogous

  1. #719cf9
  2. #8a71f9
  3. #ce71f9

Triadic

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #f98a71
  3. #71f98a

Tetradic

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #f971e0
  3. #e0f971
  4. #71f98a

Square

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #f9719c
  3. #e0f971
  4. #71f9ce

Monochromatic

  1. #2c08c9
  2. #4e28f6
  3. #8a71f9
  4. #c6bafc
  5. #efebfe

Shades

#8a71f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #7c66e0
  3. #6e5ac7
  4. #614fae
  5. #534495
  6. #45397d
  7. #372d64
  8. #29224b
  9. #1c1732
  10. #0e0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a71f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #967ffa
  3. #a18dfa
  4. #ad9cfb
  5. #b9aafb
  6. #c5b8fc
  7. #d0c6fd
  8. #dcd4fd
  9. #e8e3fe
  10. #f3f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a71f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a71f9
  2. #8973ed
  3. #8874e1
  4. #8776d5
  5. #8677c9
  6. #8579bd
  7. #847ab0
  8. #837ca4
  9. #827d98
  10. #817f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258afe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2683f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #688faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e81fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f7cf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7784cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a71f9 {
  color: #8a71f9;
}
Background
.bg-8a71f9 {
  background-color: #8a71f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a71f9 {
  border: 2px solid #8a71f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a71f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 113 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 92% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a71f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a71f9, #ce71f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a71f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 113 249 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 12.27 #758e06 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a71f9  rgb(138, 113, 249)  hsl(251, 92%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#e0f971  rgb(224, 249, 113)  hsl(71, 92%, 71%)  Laser Lemon
#f98a71  rgb(249, 138, 113)  hsl(11, 92%, 71%)  Salmon
#71f98a  rgb(113, 249, 138)  hsl(131, 92%, 71%)  Mint Green