ColorTool
Log in
#8D79EE

#8d79ee ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8d79ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 47.45% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.76% cyan, 49.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 250.26°, with 77.48% saturation and 70.39% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9966ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2551

Complementary

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #daee79

Split complementary

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #eec879
  3. #9fee79

Analogous

  1. #799fee
  2. #8d79ee
  3. #c879ee

Triadic

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #ee8d79
  3. #79ee8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #ee79da
  3. #daee79
  4. #79ee8d

Square

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #ee799f
  3. #daee79
  4. #79eec8

Monochromatic

  1. #3217b7
  2. #5335e5
  3. #8d79ee
  4. #c7bdf7
  5. #f0edfd

Shades

#8d79ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #7f6dd6
  3. #7161be
  4. #6355a7
  5. #55498f
  6. #473d77
  7. #38305f
  8. #2a2447
  9. #1c1830
  10. #0e0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d79ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #9886f0
  3. #a494f1
  4. #afa1f3
  5. #bbaff5
  6. #c6bcf7
  7. #d1c9f8
  8. #ddd7fa
  9. #e8e4fc
  10. #f4f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d79ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d79ee
  2. #8c7ae3
  3. #8a7ad8
  4. #897bcd
  5. #887cc2
  6. #877db7
  7. #857dac
  8. #847ea1
  9. #837f96
  10. #817f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b84bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #498df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4987eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7291a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b85f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b82ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d88c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8d79ee {
  color: #8d79ee;
}
Background
.bg-8d79ee {
  background-color: #8d79ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d79ee {
  border: 2px solid #8d79ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d79ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 121 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 77% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d79ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d79ee, #c879ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d79ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 121 238 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.46 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.73 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.24 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.50 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.50 #728611 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8d79ee  rgb(141, 121, 238)  hsl(250, 77%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#daee79  rgb(218, 238, 121)  hsl(70, 77%, 70%)  June Bud
#ee8d79  rgb(238, 141, 121)  hsl(10, 77%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#79ee8d  rgb(121, 238, 141)  hsl(130, 77%, 70%)  Light Green