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#8D65EC

#8d65ec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d65ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 39.61% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.25% cyan, 57.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 257.78°, with 78.03% saturation and 66.08% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2103

Complementary

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #c4ec65

Split complementary

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #ecd165
  3. #81ec65

Analogous

  1. #6581ec
  2. #8d65ec
  3. #d165ec

Triadic

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #ec8d65
  3. #65ec8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #ec65c4
  3. #c4ec65
  4. #65ec8d

Square

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #ec6581
  3. #c4ec65
  4. #65ecd1

Monochromatic

  1. #3f14a4
  2. #5b21e4
  3. #8d65ec
  4. #bfa9f4
  5. #f2edfd

Shades

#8d65ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #7f5bd4
  3. #7151bd
  4. #6347a5
  5. #553d8e
  6. #473376
  7. #38285e
  8. #2a1e47
  9. #1c142f
  10. #0e0a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d65ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #9874ee
  3. #a484f0
  4. #af93f2
  5. #bba3f4
  6. #c6b2f6
  7. #d1c1f7
  8. #ddd1f9
  9. #e8e0fb
  10. #f4f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d65ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d65ec
  2. #8c68e1
  3. #8a6ad6
  4. #896dcc
  5. #8870c1
  6. #8773b6
  7. #8575ab
  8. #8478a0
  9. #837b96
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8575b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1180f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #257ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74829f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d76ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6074ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f78c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d65ec {
  color: #8d65ec;
}
Background
.bg-8d65ec {
  background-color: #8d65ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d65ec {
  border: 2px solid #8d65ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d65ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 101 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d65ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d65ec, #d165ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d65ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 101 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.36 #729a13 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8d65ec  rgb(141, 101, 236)  hsl(258, 78%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c4ec65  rgb(196, 236, 101)  hsl(78, 78%, 66%)  Inchworm
#ec8d65  rgb(236, 141, 101)  hsl(18, 78%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#65ec8d  rgb(101, 236, 141)  hsl(138, 78%, 66%)  Light Green