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#8D72FC

#8d72fc ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d72fc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 44.71% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.05% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 251.74°, with 95.83% saturation and 71.76% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2473

Complementary

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #e1fc72

Split complementary

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #fcd272
  3. #9cfc72

Analogous

  1. #729cfc
  2. #8d72fc
  3. #d272fc

Triadic

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #fc8d72
  3. #72fc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #fc72e1
  3. #e1fc72
  4. #72fc8d

Square

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #fc729c
  3. #e1fc72
  4. #72fcd2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c04d1
  2. #5027fa
  3. #8d72fc
  4. #cabdfe
  5. #efebff

Shades

#8d72fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #7f67e3
  3. #715bca
  4. #6350b0
  5. #554497
  6. #47397e
  7. #382e65
  8. #2a224c
  9. #1c1732
  10. #0e0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d72fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #9880fc
  3. #a48efd
  4. #af9cfd
  5. #bbaafd
  6. #c6b9fe
  7. #d1c7fe
  8. #ddd5fe
  9. #e8e3fe
  10. #f4f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d72fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d72fc
  2. #8c73f0
  3. #8a75e3
  4. #8976d7
  5. #8878ca
  6. #8779be
  7. #857ab2
  8. #847ca5
  9. #837d99
  10. #817f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a80c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #258bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2785f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b90ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6082ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a85d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d72fc {
  color: #8d72fc;
}
Background
.bg-8d72fc {
  background-color: #8d72fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d72fc {
  border: 2px solid #8d72fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d72fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 114 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d72fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d72fc, #d272fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d72fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 114 252 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.93 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.41 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.66 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.50 #728d03 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8d72fc  rgb(141, 114, 252)  hsl(252, 96%, 72%)  Medium Slate Blue
#e1fc72  rgb(225, 252, 114)  hsl(72, 96%, 72%)  Laser Lemon
#fc8d72  rgb(252, 141, 114)  hsl(12, 96%, 72%)  Vivid Tangerine
#72fc8d  rgb(114, 252, 141)  hsl(132, 96%, 72%)  Mint Green