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#916DFF

#916dff ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#916dff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 42.75% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.14% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 254.79°, with 100% saturation and 71.37% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2418

Complementary

  1. #916dff
  2. #dbff6d

Split complementary

  1. #916dff
  2. #ffda6d
  3. #92ff6d

Analogous

  1. #6d92ff
  2. #916dff
  3. #da6dff

Triadic

  1. #916dff
  2. #ff916d
  3. #6dff91

Tetradic

  1. #916dff
  2. #ff6ddb
  3. #dbff6d
  4. #6dff91

Square

  1. #916dff
  2. #ff6d92
  3. #dbff6d
  4. #6dffda

Monochromatic

  1. #3400d3
  2. #5720ff
  3. #916dff
  4. #cbb9ff
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#916dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #916dff
  2. #8362e6
  3. #7457cc
  4. #664cb3
  5. #574199
  6. #493780
  7. #3a2c66
  8. #2c214d
  9. #1d1633
  10. #0f0b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#916dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #916dff
  2. #9c7cff
  3. #a78aff
  4. #b299ff
  5. #bda7ff
  6. #c8b6ff
  7. #d3c5ff
  8. #ded3ff
  9. #e9e2ff
  10. #f4f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#916dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #916dff
  2. #8f6ff2
  3. #8e71e6
  4. #8c73d9
  5. #8a75cc
  6. #8977c0
  7. #8778b3
  8. #857aa6
  9. #837c99
  10. #827e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b7dc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0089ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1584fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #718dac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f82d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-916dff {
  color: #916dff;
}
Background
.bg-916dff {
  background-color: #916dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-916dff {
  border: 2px solid #916dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #916dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 109 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-916dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #916dff, #da6dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-916dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 109 255 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.48 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.16 #6e9200 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#916dff  rgb(145, 109, 255)  hsl(255, 100%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#dbff6d  rgb(219, 255, 109)  hsl(75, 100%, 71%)  Electric Lime
#ff916d  rgb(255, 145, 109)  hsl(15, 100%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dff91  rgb(109, 255, 145)  hsl(135, 100%, 71%)  Spring Green