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#8A72E7

#8a72e7 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a72e7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 44.71% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 50.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 252.31°, with 70.91% saturation and 67.65% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #cfe772

Split complementary

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #e7c572
  3. #95e772

Analogous

  1. #7295e7
  2. #8a72e7
  3. #c572e7

Triadic

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #e78a72
  3. #72e78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #e772cf
  3. #cfe772
  4. #72e78a

Square

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #e77295
  3. #cfe772
  4. #72e7c5

Monochromatic

  1. #381ca4
  2. #5431dc
  3. #8a72e7
  4. #c0b3f2
  5. #f1eefc

Shades

#8a72e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #7c67d0
  3. #6e5bb9
  4. #6150a2
  5. #53448b
  6. #453974
  7. #372e5c
  8. #292245
  9. #1c172e
  10. #0e0b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a72e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #9680e9
  3. #a18eec
  4. #ad9cee
  5. #b9aaf1
  6. #c5b9f3
  7. #d0c7f5
  8. #dcd5f8
  9. #e8e3fa
  10. #f3f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a72e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a72e7
  2. #8973dd
  3. #8875d2
  4. #8776c8
  5. #8678be
  6. #8579b4
  7. #847aa9
  8. #837c9f
  9. #827d95
  10. #817f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #877db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4187eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4382e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #708aa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667fe9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b81c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a72e7 {
  color: #8a72e7;
}
Background
.bg-8a72e7 {
  background-color: #8a72e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a72e7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a72e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a72e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 114 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 71% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a72e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a72e7, #c572e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a72e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 114 231 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.04 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.99 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.23 #758d18 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a72e7  rgb(138, 114, 231)  hsl(252, 71%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#cfe772  rgb(207, 231, 114)  hsl(72, 71%, 68%)  June Bud
#e78a72  rgb(231, 138, 114)  hsl(12, 71%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#72e78a  rgb(114, 231, 138)  hsl(132, 71%, 68%)  Light Green