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#8A7EED

#8a7eed ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a7eed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 49.41% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.77% cyan, 46.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 246.49°, with 75.51% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2644

Complementary

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #e1ed7e

Split complementary

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #edc27e
  3. #aaed7e

Analogous

  1. #7eaaed
  2. #8a7eed
  3. #c27eed

Triadic

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #ed8a7e
  3. #7eed8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #ed7ee1
  3. #e1ed7e
  4. #7eed8a

Square

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #ed7eaa
  3. #e1ed7e
  4. #7eedc2

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1ab8
  2. #4d3be4
  3. #8a7eed
  4. #c7c1f6
  5. #efedfd

Shades

#8a7eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #7c71d5
  3. #6e65be
  4. #6158a6
  5. #534c8e
  6. #453f77
  7. #37325f
  8. #292647
  9. #1c192f
  10. #0e0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #968bef
  3. #a198f1
  4. #ada5f2
  5. #b9b2f4
  6. #c5bff6
  7. #d0cbf8
  8. #dcd8fa
  9. #e8e5fb
  10. #f3f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7eed
  2. #897ee2
  3. #887ed7
  4. #877fcc
  5. #867fc1
  6. #857fb7
  7. #847fac
  8. #837fa1
  9. #828096
  10. #81808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c87bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5290f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5089ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d95aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d89ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c85eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #798cc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7eed {
  color: #8a7eed;
}
Background
.bg-8a7eed {
  background-color: #8a7eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a7eed {
  border: 2px solid #8a7eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 126 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 76% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7eed, #c27eed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 126 237 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.10 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.43 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.21 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.44 #758112 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a7eed  rgb(138, 126, 237)  hsl(246, 76%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#e1ed7e  rgb(225, 237, 126)  hsl(66, 76%, 71%)  Pastel Yellow
#ed8a7e  rgb(237, 138, 126)  hsl(6, 76%, 71%)  Salmon
#7eed8a  rgb(126, 237, 138)  hsl(126, 76%, 71%)  Light Green