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#8D5EF2

#8d5ef2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d5ef2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 36.86% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.74% cyan, 61.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 259.05°, with 85.06% saturation and 65.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #c3f25e

Split complementary

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #f2d75e
  3. #79f25e

Analogous

  1. #5e79f2
  2. #8d5ef2
  3. #d75ef2

Triadic

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #f28d5e
  3. #5ef28d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #f25ec3
  3. #c3f25e
  4. #5ef28d

Square

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #f25e79
  3. #c3f25e
  4. #5ef2d7

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0ea9
  2. #5b17ec
  3. #8d5ef2
  4. #bfa5f8
  5. #f1ecfd

Shades

#8d5ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #7f55da
  3. #714bc2
  4. #6342a9
  5. #553891
  6. #472f79
  7. #382661
  8. #2a1c49
  9. #1c1330
  10. #0e0918
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #986ef3
  3. #a47ef5
  4. #af8ef6
  5. #bb9ef7
  6. #c6aff9
  7. #d1bffa
  8. #ddcffb
  9. #e8dffc
  10. #f4effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5ef2
  2. #8c61e7
  3. #8a65db
  4. #8968d0
  5. #886cc4
  6. #876fb9
  7. #8572ae
  8. #8476a2
  9. #837997
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8371b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72809f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5672f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d74c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5ef2 {
  color: #8d5ef2;
}
Background
.bg-8d5ef2 {
  background-color: #8d5ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d5ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #8d5ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 94 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 85% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5ef2, #d75ef2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 94 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.74 #72a10d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8d5ef2  rgb(141, 94, 242)  hsl(259, 85%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c3f25e  rgb(195, 242, 94)  hsl(79, 85%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f28d5e  rgb(242, 141, 94)  hsl(19, 85%, 66%)  Mango Tango
#5ef28d  rgb(94, 242, 141)  hsl(139, 85%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green