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#9C8CFC

#9c8cfc ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c8cfc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 54.9% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.1% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 248.57°, with 94.92% saturation and 76.86% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.11.

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Relative luminance0.3285

Complementary

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #ecfc8c

Split complementary

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #fcd48c
  3. #b4fc8c

Analogous

  1. #8cb4fc
  2. #9c8cfc
  3. #d48cfc

Triadic

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #fc9c8c
  3. #8cfc9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #fc8cec
  3. #ecfc8c
  4. #8cfc9c

Square

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #fc8cb4
  3. #ecfc8c
  4. #8cfcd4

Monochromatic

  1. #2606e9
  2. #5c41fa
  3. #9c8cfc
  4. #dcd7fe
  5. #eeebfe

Shades

#9c8cfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #8c7ee3
  3. #7d70ca
  4. #6d62b0
  5. #5e5497
  6. #4e467e
  7. #3e3865
  8. #2f2a4c
  9. #1f1c32
  10. #100e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8cfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #a698fc
  3. #b0a3fd
  4. #baaffd
  5. #c4bafd
  6. #cec6fe
  7. #d7d1fe
  8. #e1ddfe
  9. #ebe8fe
  10. #f5f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8cfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8cfc
  2. #998bf0
  3. #968ae3
  4. #9488d7
  5. #9187ca
  6. #8e86be
  7. #8b85b2
  8. #8884a5
  9. #868299
  10. #83818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b95c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6398f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82a2b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e97fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e94fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d9ad7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8cfc {
  color: #9c8cfc;
}
Background
.bg-9c8cfc {
  background-color: #9c8cfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8cfc {
  border: 2px solid #9c8cfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8cfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 140 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 95% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8cfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8cfc, #d48cfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8cfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 140 252 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.24 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 13.03 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 13.11 #637303 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9c8cfc  rgb(156, 140, 252)  hsl(249, 95%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#ecfc8c  rgb(236, 252, 140)  hsl(69, 95%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#fc9c8c  rgb(252, 156, 140)  hsl(9, 95%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8cfc9c  rgb(140, 252, 156)  hsl(129, 95%, 77%)  Pale Green