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#8A7ACA

#8a7aca ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7aca is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 47.84% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.68% cyan, 39.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 43.01% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2359

Complementary

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #baca7a

Split complementary

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #cab27a
  3. #92ca7a

Analogous

  1. #7a92ca
  2. #8a7aca
  3. #b27aca

Triadic

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #ca8a7a
  3. #7aca8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #ca7aba
  3. #baca7a
  4. #7aca8a

Square

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #ca7a92
  3. #baca7a
  4. #7acab2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f317a
  2. #5c47b1
  3. #8a7aca
  4. #bab1e0
  5. #eae7f6

Shades

#8a7aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #7c6eb6
  3. #6e62a2
  4. #61558d
  5. #534979
  6. #453d65
  7. #373151
  8. #29253d
  9. #1c1828
  10. #0e0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #9687cf
  3. #a195d5
  4. #ada2da
  5. #b9afdf
  6. #c5bde5
  7. #d0caea
  8. #dcd7ef
  9. #e8e4f4
  10. #f3f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7aca
  2. #897bc3
  3. #887bbb
  4. #877cb4
  5. #867cac
  6. #857da5
  7. #847e9e
  8. #837e96
  9. #827f8f
  10. #817f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8781a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6287cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6484c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b8998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7482cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7580c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8183ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7aca {
  color: #8a7aca;
}
Background
.bg-8a7aca {
  background-color: #8a7aca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7aca {
  border: 2px solid #8a7aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 122 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 43% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7aca, #b27aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 122 202 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.24 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.24 #758535 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a7aca  rgb(138, 122, 202)  hsl(252, 43%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#baca7a  rgb(186, 202, 122)  hsl(72, 43%, 64%)  Olivine
#ca8a7a  rgb(202, 138, 122)  hsl(12, 43%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7aca8a  rgb(122, 202, 138)  hsl(132, 43%, 64%)  Emerald