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#8A73D7

#8a73d7 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a73d7 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 45.1% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.81% cyan, 46.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 253.8°, with 55.56% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2257

Complementary

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #c0d773

Split complementary

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #d7bc73
  3. #8ed773

Analogous

  1. #738ed7
  2. #8a73d7
  3. #bc73d7

Triadic

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #d78a73
  3. #73d78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #d773c0
  3. #c0d773
  4. #73d78a

Square

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #d7738e
  3. #c0d773
  4. #73d7bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e278a
  2. #5938c5
  3. #8a73d7
  4. #bcafe8
  5. #edeaf9

Shades

#8a73d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #7c68c2
  3. #6e5cac
  4. #615197
  5. #534581
  6. #453a6c
  7. #372e56
  8. #292341
  9. #1c172b
  10. #0e0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a73d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #9681db
  3. #a18fdf
  4. #ad9de3
  5. #b9abe7
  6. #c5b9eb
  7. #d0c7ef
  8. #dcd5f3
  9. #e8e3f7
  10. #f3f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a73d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a73d7
  2. #8974ce
  3. #8876c6
  4. #8777bd
  5. #8678b4
  6. #857aac
  7. #847ba3
  8. #837c9a
  9. #827d91
  10. #817f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #867dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5084db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5381d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77869b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c7ed9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7bd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f7fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a73d7 {
  color: #8a73d7;
}
Background
.bg-8a73d7 {
  background-color: #8a73d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a73d7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a73d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a73d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 115 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 56% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a73d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a73d7, #bc73d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a73d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 115 215 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.21 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.79 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.24 #758c28 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a73d7  rgb(138, 115, 215)  hsl(254, 56%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c0d773  rgb(192, 215, 115)  hsl(74, 56%, 65%)  June Bud
#d78a73  rgb(215, 138, 115)  hsl(14, 56%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#73d78a  rgb(115, 215, 138)  hsl(134, 56%, 65%)  Pastel Green