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#8A78E2

#8a78e2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a78e2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 47.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.94% cyan, 46.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 250.19°, with 64.63% saturation and 67.84% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2433

Complementary

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #d0e278

Split complementary

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #e2bf78
  3. #9be278

Analogous

  1. #789be2
  2. #8a78e2
  3. #bf78e2

Triadic

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #e28a78
  3. #78e28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #e278d0
  3. #d0e278
  4. #78e28a

Square

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #e2789b
  3. #d0e278
  4. #78e2bf

Monochromatic

  1. #37229f
  2. #5339d4
  3. #8a78e2
  4. #c1b7f0
  5. #f0eefb

Shades

#8a78e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #7c6ccb
  3. #6e60b5
  4. #61549e
  5. #534888
  6. #453c71
  7. #37305a
  8. #292444
  9. #1c182d
  10. #0e0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a78e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #9686e5
  3. #a193e8
  4. #ada1eb
  5. #b9aeee
  6. #c5bcf1
  7. #d0c9f3
  8. #dcd7f6
  9. #e8e4f9
  10. #f3f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a78e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a78e2
  2. #8979d8
  3. #887ace
  4. #877ac5
  5. #867bbb
  6. #857cb1
  7. #847da7
  8. #837e9d
  9. #827e94
  10. #817f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8881b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #508ae6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5185e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c83e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c80e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c85bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a78e2 {
  color: #8a78e2;
}
Background
.bg-8a78e2 {
  background-color: #8a78e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a78e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a78e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a78e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 120 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 65% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a78e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a78e2, #bf78e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a78e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 120 226 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.62 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.83 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.66 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.85 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.01 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.01 #75871d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a78e2  rgb(138, 120, 226)  hsl(250, 65%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#d0e278  rgb(208, 226, 120)  hsl(70, 65%, 68%)  June Bud
#e28a78  rgb(226, 138, 120)  hsl(10, 65%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#78e28a  rgb(120, 226, 138)  hsl(130, 65%, 68%)  Pastel Green