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#8D73DB

#8d73db ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d73db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 45.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.62% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 59.09% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2304

Complementary

  1. #8d73db
  2. #c1db73

Split complementary

  1. #8d73db
  2. #dbc173
  3. #8ddb73

Analogous

  1. #738ddb
  2. #8d73db
  3. #c173db

Triadic

  1. #8d73db
  2. #db8d73
  3. #73db8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d73db
  2. #db73c1
  3. #c1db73
  4. #73db8d

Square

  1. #8d73db
  2. #db738d
  3. #c1db73
  4. #73dbc1

Monochromatic

  1. #402590
  2. #5b36cb
  3. #8d73db
  4. #bfb0eb
  5. #f0edfa

Shades

#8d73db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d73db
  2. #7f68c5
  3. #715caf
  4. #635199
  5. #554583
  6. #473a6e
  7. #382e58
  8. #2a2342
  9. #1c172c
  10. #0e0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d73db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d73db
  2. #9881df
  3. #a48fe2
  4. #af9de6
  5. #bbabe9
  6. #c6b9ed
  7. #d1c7f1
  8. #ddd5f4
  9. #e8e3f8
  10. #f4f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d73db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d73db
  2. #8c74d2
  3. #8a76c9
  4. #8977c0
  5. #8878b7
  6. #877aae
  7. #857ba4
  8. #847c9b
  9. #837d92
  10. #817f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e85df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5282d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a879d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8280b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d73db {
  color: #8d73db;
}
Background
.bg-8d73db {
  background-color: #8d73db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d73db {
  border: 2px solid #8d73db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d73db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 115 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d73db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d73db, #c173db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d73db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 115 219 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 1.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.66 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.40 #728c24 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8d73db  rgb(141, 115, 219)  hsl(255, 59%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#c1db73  rgb(193, 219, 115)  hsl(75, 59%, 65%)  June Bud
#db8d73  rgb(219, 141, 115)  hsl(15, 59%, 65%)  Dark Salmon
#73db8d  rgb(115, 219, 141)  hsl(135, 59%, 65%)  Pastel Green