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#8D50BB

#8d50bb ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d50bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 31.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 274.21°, with 44.03% saturation and 52.35% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #7ebb50

Split complementary

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #b3bb50
  3. #50bb58

Analogous

  1. #5850bb
  2. #8d50bb
  3. #bb50b3

Triadic

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #bb8d50
  3. #50bb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #bb507e
  3. #7ebb50
  4. #50bb8d

Square

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #bb5850
  3. #7ebb50
  4. #50b3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2052
  2. #653589
  3. #8d50bb
  4. #b187d0
  5. #d5bee6

Shades

#8d50bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #7f48a8
  3. #714096
  4. #633883
  5. #553070
  6. #47285e
  7. #38204b
  8. #2a1838
  9. #1c1025
  10. #0e0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d50bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #9862c2
  3. #a473c9
  4. #af85cf
  5. #bb96d6
  6. #c6a8dd
  7. #d1b9e4
  8. #ddcbeb
  9. #e8dcf1
  10. #f4eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d50bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d50bb
  2. #8c55b5
  3. #8a5aaf
  4. #895ea9
  5. #8863a3
  6. #87689e
  7. #856d98
  8. #847292
  9. #83768c
  10. #817b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a6abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #416db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86647e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6160bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6862b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #895d9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d50bb {
  color: #8d50bb;
}
Background
.bg-8d50bb {
  background-color: #8d50bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d50bb {
  border: 2px solid #8d50bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d50bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 80 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d50bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d50bb, #bb50b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d50bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 80 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.46 #72af44 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8d50bb  rgb(141, 80, 187)  hsl(274, 44%, 52%)  Purpureus
#7ebb50  rgb(126, 187, 80)  hsl(94, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#bb8d50  rgb(187, 141, 80)  hsl(34, 44%, 52%)  Camel
#50bb8d  rgb(80, 187, 141)  hsl(154, 44%, 52%)  Mint