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#8D74DD

#8d74dd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d74dd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 45.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.2% cyan, 47.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, with 60.69% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 1.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2337

Complementary

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #c4dd74

Split complementary

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #ddc274
  3. #8fdd74

Analogous

  1. #748fdd
  2. #8d74dd
  3. #c274dd

Triadic

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #dd8d74
  3. #74dd8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #dd74c4
  3. #c4dd74
  4. #74dd8d

Square

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #dd748f
  3. #c4dd74
  4. #74ddc2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2494
  2. #5b37ce
  3. #8d74dd
  4. #bfb1ec
  5. #f2effb

Shades

#8d74dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #7f68c7
  3. #715db1
  4. #63519b
  5. #554685
  6. #473a6f
  7. #382e58
  8. #2a2342
  9. #1c172c
  10. #0e0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d74dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #9882e0
  3. #a490e4
  4. #af9ee7
  5. #bbaceb
  6. #c6baee
  7. #d1c7f1
  8. #ddd5f5
  9. #e8e3f8
  10. #f4f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d74dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d74dd
  2. #8c75d4
  3. #8a76ca
  4. #8978c1
  5. #8879b8
  6. #877aaf
  7. #857ba5
  8. #847c9c
  9. #837e93
  10. #817f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e86e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5183db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79899e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8281bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d74dd {
  color: #8d74dd;
}
Background
.bg-8d74dd {
  background-color: #8d74dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d74dd {
  border: 2px solid #8d74dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d74dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 116 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 61% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d74dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d74dd, #c274dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d74dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 116 221 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 1.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.09 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.43 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.33 #728b22 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8d74dd  rgb(141, 116, 221)  hsl(254, 61%, 66%)  Medium Purple
#c4dd74  rgb(196, 221, 116)  hsl(74, 61%, 66%)  June Bud
#dd8d74  rgb(221, 141, 116)  hsl(14, 61%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#74dd8d  rgb(116, 221, 141)  hsl(134, 61%, 66%)  Pastel Green