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#8F51EC

#8f51ec ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8f51ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.41% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #aeec51

Split complementary

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #ecdd51
  3. #61ec51

Analogous

  1. #5161ec
  2. #8f51ec
  3. #dd51ec

Triadic

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #ec8f51
  3. #51ec8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #ec51ae
  3. #aeec51
  4. #51ec8f

Square

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #ec5161
  3. #aeec51
  4. #51ecdd

Monochromatic

  1. #451094
  2. #6518d9
  3. #8f51ec
  4. #bb96f4
  5. #e8dbfb

Shades

#8f51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #8149d4
  3. #7241bd
  4. #6439a5
  5. #56318e
  6. #482976
  7. #39205e
  8. #2b1847
  9. #1d102f
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #9a62ee
  3. #a574f0
  4. #b185f2
  5. #bc97f4
  6. #c7a8f6
  7. #d2b9f7
  8. #ddcbf9
  9. #e9dcfb
  10. #f4eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f51ec
  2. #8e56e1
  3. #8c5ad6
  4. #8b5fcc
  5. #8964c1
  6. #8869b6
  7. #866dab
  8. #8572a0
  9. #837796
  10. #827b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8068b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5269ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5867ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8269bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f51ec {
  color: #8f51ec;
}
Background
.bg-8f51ec {
  background-color: #8f51ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f51ec {
  border: 2px solid #8f51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f51ec, #dd51ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.12 #70ae13 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8f51ec  rgb(143, 81, 236)  hsl(264, 80%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#aeec51  rgb(174, 236, 81)  hsl(84, 80%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ec8f51  rgb(236, 143, 81)  hsl(24, 80%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#51ec8f  rgb(81, 236, 143)  hsl(144, 80%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green