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#8A75ED

#8a75ed ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a75ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 45.88% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.77% cyan, 50.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 250.5°, with 76.92% saturation and 69.41% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #d8ed75

Split complementary

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #edc675
  3. #9ced75

Analogous

  1. #759ced
  2. #8a75ed
  3. #c675ed

Triadic

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #ed8a75
  3. #75ed8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #ed75d8
  3. #d8ed75
  4. #75ed8a

Square

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #ed759c
  3. #d8ed75
  4. #75edc6

Monochromatic

  1. #3217b2
  2. #5131e4
  3. #8a75ed
  4. #c3b9f6
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#8a75ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #7c69d5
  3. #6e5ebe
  4. #6152a6
  5. #53468e
  6. #453b77
  7. #372f5f
  8. #292347
  9. #1c172f
  10. #0e0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a75ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #9683ef
  3. #a191f1
  4. #ad9ef2
  5. #b9acf4
  6. #c5baf6
  7. #d0c8f8
  8. #dcd6fa
  9. #e8e3fb
  10. #f3f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a75ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a75ed
  2. #8976e2
  3. #8877d7
  4. #8778cc
  5. #8679c1
  6. #857bb7
  7. #847cac
  8. #837da1
  9. #827e96
  10. #817f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8880b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #418af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4184ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d8ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6682f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a85c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a75ed {
  color: #8a75ed;
}
Background
.bg-8a75ed {
  background-color: #8a75ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a75ed {
  border: 2px solid #8a75ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a75ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 117 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 77% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a75ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a75ed, #c675ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a75ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 117 237 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.04 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.24 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.40 #758a12 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a75ed  rgb(138, 117, 237)  hsl(251, 77%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#d8ed75  rgb(216, 237, 117)  hsl(71, 77%, 69%)  June Bud
#ed8a75  rgb(237, 138, 117)  hsl(11, 77%, 69%)  Salmon
#75ed8a  rgb(117, 237, 138)  hsl(131, 77%, 69%)  Light Green