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#8D55BC

#8d55bc ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d55bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 33.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 54.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 272.62°, with 43.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1579

Complementary

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #84bc55

Split complementary

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #b8bc55
  3. #55bc59

Analogous

  1. #5955bc
  2. #8d55bc
  3. #bc55b8

Triadic

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #bc8d55
  3. #55bc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #bc5584
  3. #84bc55
  4. #55bc8d

Square

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #bc5955
  3. #84bc55
  4. #55b8bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2256
  2. #66388d
  3. #8d55bc
  4. #b28cd2
  5. #d7c3e7

Shades

#8d55bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #7f4da9
  3. #714496
  4. #633c84
  5. #553371
  6. #472b5e
  7. #38224b
  8. #2a1a38
  9. #1c1126
  10. #0e0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d55bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #9866c3
  3. #a477c9
  4. #af88d0
  5. #bb99d7
  6. #c6aade
  7. #d1bbe4
  8. #ddcceb
  9. #e8ddf2
  10. #f4eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d55bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d55bc
  2. #8c59b6
  3. #8a5eb0
  4. #8962aa
  5. #8866a4
  6. #876b9e
  7. #856f98
  8. #847392
  9. #83778c
  10. #817c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #336dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #466fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6464be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a66ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89619c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d55bc {
  color: #8d55bc;
}
Background
.bg-8d55bc {
  background-color: #8d55bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d55bc {
  border: 2px solid #8d55bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d55bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 85 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d55bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d55bc, #bc55b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d55bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 85 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.57 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.41 #72aa43 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8d55bc  rgb(141, 85, 188)  hsl(273, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus
#84bc55  rgb(132, 188, 85)  hsl(93, 43%, 54%)  Pistachio
#bc8d55  rgb(188, 141, 85)  hsl(33, 43%, 54%)  Camel
#55bc8d  rgb(85, 188, 141)  hsl(153, 43%, 54%)  Mint