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#8F73FF

#8f73ff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8f73ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 45.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.92% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 100% saturation and 72.55% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2532

Complementary

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #e3ff73

Split complementary

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #ffd573
  3. #9dff73

Analogous

  1. #739dff
  2. #8f73ff
  3. #d573ff

Triadic

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #ff8f73
  3. #73ff8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #ff73e3
  3. #e3ff73
  4. #73ff8f

Square

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #ff739d
  3. #e3ff73
  4. #73ffd5

Monochromatic

  1. #2b00d9
  2. #5227ff
  3. #8f73ff
  4. #ccc0ff
  5. #efebff

Shades

#8f73ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #8168e6
  3. #725ccc
  4. #6451b3
  5. #564599
  6. #483a80
  7. #392e66
  8. #2b234d
  9. #1d1733
  10. #0e0c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f73ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #9a81ff
  3. #a58fff
  4. #b19dff
  5. #bcabff
  6. #c7b9ff
  7. #d2c7ff
  8. #ddd5ff
  9. #e9e3ff
  10. #f4f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f73ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f73ff
  2. #8e74f2
  3. #8c76e6
  4. #8b77d9
  5. #8978cc
  6. #887ac0
  7. #867bb3
  8. #857ca6
  9. #837d99
  10. #827f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c81c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #248dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2786fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d92ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6183ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c86d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f73ff {
  color: #8f73ff;
}
Background
.bg-8f73ff {
  background-color: #8f73ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f73ff {
  border: 2px solid #8f73ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f73ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 115 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f73ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f73ff, #d573ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f73ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 115 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.25 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.64 #708c00 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8f73ff  rgb(143, 115, 255)  hsl(252, 100%, 73%)  Medium Slate Blue
#e3ff73  rgb(227, 255, 115)  hsl(72, 100%, 73%)  Laser Lemon
#ff8f73  rgb(255, 143, 115)  hsl(12, 100%, 73%)  Vivid Tangerine
#73ff8f  rgb(115, 255, 143)  hsl(132, 100%, 73%)  Mint Green