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#8A7BC8

#8a7bc8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7bc8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 48.24% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 251.69°, with 41.18% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2374

Complementary

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #b9c87b

Split complementary

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #c8b07b
  3. #92c87b

Analogous

  1. #7b92c8
  2. #8a7bc8
  3. #b07bc8

Triadic

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #c88a7b
  3. #7bc88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #c87bb9
  3. #b9c87b
  4. #7bc88a

Square

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #c87b92
  3. #b9c87b
  4. #7bc8b0

Monochromatic

  1. #403278
  2. #5c48ae
  3. #8a7bc8
  4. #bab1de
  5. #eae7f5

Shades

#8a7bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #7c6fb4
  3. #6e62a0
  4. #61568c
  5. #534a78
  6. #453e64
  7. #373150
  8. #29253c
  9. #1c1928
  10. #0e0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #9688ce
  3. #a195d3
  4. #ada3d9
  5. #b9b0de
  6. #c5bde4
  7. #d0cae9
  8. #dcd7ef
  9. #e8e5f4
  10. #f3f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7bc8
  2. #897cc1
  3. #887cba
  4. #877db2
  5. #867dab
  6. #857ea4
  7. #847e9d
  8. #837f96
  9. #827f8e
  10. #818087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8782a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6587cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6684c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7582ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7681c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8284ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7bc8 {
  color: #8a7bc8;
}
Background
.bg-8a7bc8 {
  background-color: #8a7bc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 123 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 41% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7bc8, #b07bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 123 200 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.40 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.26 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.37 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.37 #758437 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a7bc8  rgb(138, 123, 200)  hsl(252, 41%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#b9c87b  rgb(185, 200, 123)  hsl(72, 41%, 63%)  Olivine
#c88a7b  rgb(200, 138, 123)  hsl(12, 41%, 63%)  Old Rose
#7bc88a  rgb(123, 200, 138)  hsl(132, 41%, 63%)  Emerald