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#8A85D8

#8a85d8 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a85d8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 52.16% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.11% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 243.61°, with 51.55% saturation and 68.43% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.38.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2714

Complementary

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #d3d885

Split complementary

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #d8b385
  3. #aad885

Analogous

  1. #85aad8
  2. #8a85d8
  3. #b385d8

Triadic

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #d88a85
  3. #85d88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #d885d3
  3. #d3d885
  4. #85d88a

Square

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #d885aa
  3. #d3d885
  4. #85d8b3

Monochromatic

  1. #362f95
  2. #524bc5
  3. #8a85d8
  4. #c2bfeb
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#8a85d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #7c78c2
  3. #6e6aad
  4. #615d97
  5. #535082
  6. #45436c
  7. #373556
  8. #292841
  9. #1c1b2b
  10. #0e0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a85d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #9691dc
  3. #a19de0
  4. #adaae4
  5. #b9b6e8
  6. #c5c2ec
  7. #d0ceef
  8. #dcdaf3
  9. #e8e7f7
  10. #f3f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a85d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a85d8
  2. #8985cf
  3. #8884c6
  4. #8784be
  5. #8683b5
  6. #8583ac
  7. #8482a3
  8. #83829a
  9. #828192
  10. #818189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a91db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #688cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7595a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788cda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7789d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8fbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a85d8 {
  color: #8a85d8;
}
Background
.bg-8a85d8 {
  background-color: #8a85d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a85d8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a85d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a85d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 133 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 52% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a85d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a85d8, #b385d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a85d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 133 216 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.38 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.82 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.36 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.86 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.86 #757a27 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a85d8  rgb(138, 133, 216)  hsl(244, 52%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#d3d885  rgb(211, 216, 133)  hsl(64, 52%, 68%)  Khaki
#d88a85  rgb(216, 138, 133)  hsl(4, 52%, 68%)  Light Coral
#85d88a  rgb(133, 216, 138)  hsl(124, 52%, 68%)  Pastel Green