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#8C8AFF

#8c8aff ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8c8aff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.12% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.1% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 241.03°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.87.

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Relative luminance0.3097

Complementary

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #fdff8a

Split complementary

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #ffc78a
  3. #c2ff8a

Analogous

  1. #8ac2ff
  2. #8c8aff
  3. #c78aff

Triadic

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #ff8c8a
  3. #8aff8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #ff8afd
  3. #fdff8a
  4. #8aff8c

Square

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #ff8ac2
  3. #fdff8a
  4. #8affc7

Monochromatic

  1. #0400f0
  2. #413eff
  3. #8c8aff
  4. #d7d7ff
  5. #ebebff

Shades

#8c8aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #7e7ce6
  3. #706ecc
  4. #6261b3
  5. #545399
  6. #464580
  7. #383766
  8. #2a294d
  9. #1c1c33
  10. #0e0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c8aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #9896ff
  3. #a3a1ff
  4. #afadff
  5. #bab9ff
  6. #c6c5ff
  7. #d1d0ff
  8. #dddcff
  9. #e8e8ff
  10. #f4f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c8aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c8aff
  2. #8b89f2
  3. #8a88e6
  4. #8887d9
  5. #8786cc
  6. #8685c0
  7. #8584b3
  8. #8483a6
  9. #828299
  10. #81818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9392c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5393fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #65a2b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7195ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7799d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c8aff {
  color: #8c8aff;
}
Background
.bg-8c8aff {
  background-color: #8c8aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c8aff {
  border: 2px solid #8c8aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c8aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 138 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c8aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c8aff, #c78aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c8aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 138 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.26 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.30 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.01 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 12.44 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.56 #737500 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8c8aff  rgb(140, 138, 255)  hsl(241, 100%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#fdff8a  rgb(253, 255, 138)  hsl(61, 100%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff8c8a  rgb(255, 140, 138)  hsl(1, 100%, 77%)  Light Coral
#8aff8c  rgb(138, 255, 140)  hsl(121, 100%, 77%)  Mint Green