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#8D5EA5

#8d5ea5 ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d5ea5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 36.86% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 43.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 279.72°, with 28.29% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #76a55e

Split complementary

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #99a55e
  3. #5ea569

Analogous

  1. #695ea5
  2. #8d5ea5
  3. #a55e99

Triadic

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #a58d5e
  3. #5ea58d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #a55e76
  3. #76a55e
  4. #5ea58d

Square

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #a5695e
  3. #76a55e
  4. #5e99a5

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2644
  2. #644175
  3. #8d5ea5
  4. #b08fc0
  5. #d2c0dc

Shades

#8d5ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #7f5595
  3. #714b84
  4. #634274
  5. #553863
  6. #472f53
  7. #382642
  8. #2a1c32
  9. #1c1321
  10. #0e0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #986eae
  3. #a47eb7
  4. #af8ec0
  5. #bb9ec9
  6. #c6afd2
  7. #d1bfdb
  8. #ddcfe4
  9. #e8dfed
  10. #f4eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5ea5
  2. #8c61a1
  3. #8a659e
  4. #89689a
  5. #886c96
  6. #876f93
  7. #85728f
  8. #84768b
  9. #837987
  10. #817d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6a89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516ea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d72a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b687a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e68a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736aa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c648d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5ea5 {
  color: #8d5ea5;
}
Background
.bg-8d5ea5 {
  background-color: #8d5ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #8d5ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 94 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 28% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5ea5, #a55e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 94 165 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.62 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.09 #72a15a Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8d5ea5  rgb(141, 94, 165)  hsl(280, 28%, 51%)  Purpureus
#76a55e  rgb(118, 165, 94)  hsl(100, 28%, 51%)  Asparagus
#a58d5e  rgb(165, 141, 94)  hsl(40, 28%, 51%)  Camel
#5ea58d  rgb(94, 165, 141)  hsl(160, 28%, 51%)  Jungle Green