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#8A79F2

#8a79f2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a79f2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 47.45% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.98% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.43°, with 82.31% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #e1f279

Split complementary

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #f2c779
  3. #a5f279

Analogous

  1. #79a5f2
  2. #8a79f2
  3. #c779f2

Triadic

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #f28a79
  3. #79f28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #f279e1
  3. #e1f279
  4. #79f28a

Square

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #f279a5
  3. #e1f279
  4. #79f2c7

Monochromatic

  1. #2b13bf
  2. #4d33eb
  3. #8a79f2
  4. #c7bff9
  5. #efecfd

Shades

#8a79f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #7c6dda
  3. #6e61c2
  4. #6155a9
  5. #534991
  6. #453d79
  7. #373061
  8. #292449
  9. #1c1830
  10. #0e0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a79f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #9686f3
  3. #a194f5
  4. #ada1f6
  5. #b9aff7
  6. #c5bcf9
  7. #d0c9fa
  8. #dcd7fb
  9. #e8e4fc
  10. #f3f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a79f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a79f2
  2. #897ae7
  3. #887adb
  4. #877bd0
  5. #867cc4
  6. #857db9
  7. #847dae
  8. #837ea2
  9. #827f97
  10. #817f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a84bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #448df6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4387ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b92aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6786f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6782f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7889cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a79f2 {
  color: #8a79f2;
}
Background
.bg-8a79f2 {
  background-color: #8a79f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a79f2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a79f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a79f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 121 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 82% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a79f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a79f2, #c779f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a79f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 121 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.51 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.58 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.58 #75860d Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a79f2  rgb(138, 121, 242)  hsl(248, 82%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#e1f279  rgb(225, 242, 121)  hsl(68, 82%, 71%)  Pastel Yellow
#f28a79  rgb(242, 138, 121)  hsl(8, 82%, 71%)  Salmon
#79f28a  rgb(121, 242, 138)  hsl(128, 82%, 71%)  Light Green