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#9B8BF2

#9b8bf2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b8bf2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 54.51% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.95% cyan, 42.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 249.32°, with 79.84% saturation and 74.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.32.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3184

Complementary

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #e2f28b

Split complementary

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #f2cf8b
  3. #aff28b

Analogous

  1. #8baff2
  2. #9b8bf2
  3. #cf8bf2

Triadic

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #f29b8b
  3. #8bf29b

Tetradic

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #f28be2
  3. #e2f28b
  4. #8bf29b

Square

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #f28baf
  3. #e2f28b
  4. #8bf2cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3317cd
  2. #6046ea
  3. #9b8bf2
  4. #d6d0fa
  5. #efedfd

Shades

#9b8bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #8c7dda
  3. #7c6fc2
  4. #6d61a9
  5. #5d5391
  6. #4e4679
  7. #3e3861
  8. #2f2a49
  9. #1f1c30
  10. #100e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b8bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #a597f3
  3. #afa2f5
  4. #b9aef6
  5. #c3b9f7
  6. #cdc5f9
  7. #d7d1fa
  8. #e1dcfb
  9. #ebe8fc
  10. #f5f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b8bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b8bf2
  2. #988ae7
  3. #9689db
  4. #9388d0
  5. #9087c4
  6. #8e86b9
  7. #8b84ae
  8. #8883a2
  9. #858297
  10. #83818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a94c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #689bf6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6997f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #859fb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8095f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8092f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e97cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b8bf2 {
  color: #9b8bf2;
}
Background
.bg-9b8bf2 {
  background-color: #9b8bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b8bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #9b8bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b8bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 139 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 80% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b8bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8bf2, #cf8bf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b8bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 139 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.91 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 12.16 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.56 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.56 #64740d Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9b8bf2  rgb(155, 139, 242)  hsl(249, 80%, 75%)  Medium Purple
#e2f28b  rgb(226, 242, 139)  hsl(69, 80%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#f29b8b  rgb(242, 155, 139)  hsl(9, 80%, 75%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8bf29b  rgb(139, 242, 155)  hsl(129, 80%, 75%)  Light Green