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#8A7BCC

#8a7bcc ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7bcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 39.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 251.11°, with 44.26% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2393

Complementary

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #bdcc7b

Split complementary

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #ccb37b
  3. #95cc7b

Analogous

  1. #7b95cc
  2. #8a7bcc
  3. #b37bcc

Triadic

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #cc8a7b
  3. #7bcc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #cc7bbd
  3. #bdcc7b
  4. #7bcc8a

Square

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #cc7b95
  3. #bdcc7b
  4. #7bccb3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f307e
  2. #5a46b5
  3. #8a7bcc
  4. #bbb2e1
  5. #ece9f7

Shades

#8a7bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #7c6fb8
  3. #6e62a3
  4. #61568f
  5. #534a7a
  6. #453e66
  7. #373152
  8. #29253d
  9. #1c1929
  10. #0e0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #9688d1
  3. #a195d6
  4. #ada3db
  5. #b9b0e0
  6. #c5bde6
  7. #d0caeb
  8. #dcd7f0
  9. #e8e5f5
  10. #f3f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7bcc
  2. #897cc4
  3. #887cbd
  4. #877db5
  5. #867dae
  6. #857ea6
  7. #847e9e
  8. #837f97
  9. #827f8f
  10. #818088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8882a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6388cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6485ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a8a9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7483ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7581cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8184b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7bcc {
  color: #8a7bcc;
}
Background
.bg-8a7bcc {
  background-color: #8a7bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7bcc {
  border: 2px solid #8a7bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 123 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 44% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7bcc, #b37bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 123 204 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.94 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.15 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.10 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.10 #758433 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a7bcc  rgb(138, 123, 204)  hsl(251, 44%, 64%)  Medium Purple
#bdcc7b  rgb(189, 204, 123)  hsl(71, 44%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#cc8a7b  rgb(204, 138, 123)  hsl(11, 44%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7bcc8a  rgb(123, 204, 138)  hsl(131, 44%, 64%)  Emerald