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#9F8DFF

#9f8dff ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9f8dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 55.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 100% saturation and 77.65% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.47.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.3364

Complementary

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #edff8d

Split complementary

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #ffd88d
  3. #b4ff8d

Analogous

  1. #8db4ff
  2. #9f8dff
  3. #d88dff

Triadic

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #ff9f8d
  3. #8dff9f

Tetradic

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #ff8ded
  3. #edff8d
  4. #8dff9f

Square

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #ff8db4
  3. #edff8d
  4. #8dffd8

Monochromatic

  1. #2600f3
  2. #5f41ff
  3. #9f8dff
  4. #dfdaff
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#9f8dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #8f7fe6
  3. #7f71cc
  4. #6f63b3
  5. #5f5599
  6. #504780
  7. #403866
  8. #302a4d
  9. #201c33
  10. #100e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#9f8dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #a998ff
  3. #b2a4ff
  4. #bcafff
  5. #c5bbff
  6. #cfc6ff
  7. #d9d1ff
  8. #e2ddff
  9. #ece8ff
  10. #f5f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9f8dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9f8dff
  2. #9c8cf2
  3. #998ae6
  4. #9689d9
  5. #9388cc
  6. #9087c0
  7. #8c85b3
  8. #8984a6
  9. #868399
  10. #83818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e97cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #649afc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85a3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8098ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8095fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909bd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9f8dff {
  color: #9f8dff;
}
Background
.bg-9f8dff {
  background-color: #9f8dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9f8dff {
  border: 2px solid #9f8dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9f8dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 141 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 100% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9f8dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f8dff, #d88dff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9f8dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 141 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.47 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.68 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.68 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 13.00 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 13.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 13.30 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 13.49 #607200 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9f8dff  rgb(159, 141, 255)  hsl(249, 100%, 78%)  Medium Purple
#edff8d  rgb(237, 255, 141)  hsl(69, 100%, 78%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff9f8d  rgb(255, 159, 141)  hsl(9, 100%, 78%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8dff9f  rgb(141, 255, 159)  hsl(129, 100%, 78%)  Mint Green