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#8A7BE4

#8a7be4 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7be4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 48.24% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.47% cyan, 46.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 248.57°, with 66.04% saturation and 68.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2517

Complementary

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #d5e47b

Split complementary

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #e4be7b
  3. #a0e47b

Analogous

  1. #7ba0e4
  2. #8a7be4
  3. #be7be4

Triadic

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #e48a7b
  3. #7be48a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #e47bd5
  3. #d5e47b
  4. #7be48a

Square

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #e47ba0
  3. #d5e47b
  4. #7be4be

Monochromatic

  1. #3422a4
  2. #523bd7
  3. #8a7be4
  4. #c2baf1
  5. #f0eefc

Shades

#8a7be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #7c6fcd
  3. #6e62b6
  4. #6156a0
  5. #534a89
  6. #453e72
  7. #37315b
  8. #292544
  9. #1c192e
  10. #0e0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #9688e7
  3. #a195e9
  4. #ada3ec
  5. #b9b0ef
  6. #c5bdf2
  7. #d0caf4
  8. #dcd7f7
  9. #e8e5fa
  10. #f3f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7be4
  2. #897cda
  3. #887cd0
  4. #877dc6
  5. #867dbc
  6. #857eb2
  7. #847ea8
  8. #837f9e
  9. #827f94
  10. #81808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a84b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #548ce8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5387e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7190a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e85e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d82e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c88c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7be4 {
  color: #8a7be4;
}
Background
.bg-8a7be4 {
  background-color: #8a7be4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7be4 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 123 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 66% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7be4, #be7be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 123 228 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.80 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.93 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.93 #75841b Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a7be4  rgb(138, 123, 228)  hsl(249, 66%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#d5e47b  rgb(213, 228, 123)  hsl(69, 66%, 69%)  June Bud
#e48a7b  rgb(228, 138, 123)  hsl(9, 66%, 69%)  Salmon
#7be48a  rgb(123, 228, 138)  hsl(129, 66%, 69%)  Pastel Green