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#9C8BFA

#9c8bfa ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c8bfa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 54.51% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.6% cyan, 44.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 249.19°, with 91.74% saturation and 76.27% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.74.

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Relative luminance0.3244

Complementary

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #e9fa8b

Split complementary

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #fad38b
  3. #b1fa8b

Analogous

  1. #8bb1fa
  2. #9c8bfa
  3. #d38bfa

Triadic

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #fa9c8b
  3. #8bfa9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #fa8be9
  3. #e9fa8b
  4. #8bfa9c

Square

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #fa8bb1
  3. #e9fa8b
  4. #8bfad3

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0ae2
  2. #5d42f7
  3. #9c8bfa
  4. #dbd4fd
  5. #eeebfe

Shades

#9c8bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #8c7de1
  3. #7d6fc8
  4. #6d61af
  5. #5e5396
  6. #4e467d
  7. #3e3864
  8. #2f2a4b
  9. #1f1c32
  10. #100e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #a697fb
  3. #b0a2fb
  4. #baaefc
  5. #c4b9fc
  6. #cec5fd
  7. #d7d1fd
  8. #e1dcfe
  9. #ebe8fe
  10. #f5f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8bfa
  2. #998aee
  3. #9689e2
  4. #9488d5
  5. #9187c9
  6. #8e86bd
  7. #8b84b1
  8. #8883a5
  9. #868298
  10. #83818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b94c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649dfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6498f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83a1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e96fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e93f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e99d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8bfa {
  color: #9c8bfa;
}
Background
.bg-9c8bfa {
  background-color: #9c8bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8bfa {
  border: 2px solid #9c8bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 139 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8bfa, #d38bfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 139 250 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 12.64 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.84 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.96 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 12.96 #637405 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9c8bfa  rgb(156, 139, 250)  hsl(249, 92%, 76%)  Medium Purple
#e9fa8b  rgb(233, 250, 139)  hsl(69, 92%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#fa9c8b  rgb(250, 156, 139)  hsl(9, 92%, 76%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8bfa9c  rgb(139, 250, 156)  hsl(129, 92%, 76%)  Pale Green