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#A08BFB

#a08bfb ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a08bfb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 54.51% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.25% cyan, 44.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 93.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.72.

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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #e6fb8b

Split complementary

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #fbd88b
  3. #aefb8b

Analogous

  1. #8baefb
  2. #a08bfb
  3. #d88bfb

Triadic

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #fba08b
  3. #8bfba0

Tetradic

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #fb8be6
  3. #e6fb8b
  4. #8bfba0

Square

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #fb8bae
  3. #e6fb8b
  4. #8bfbd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3108e5
  2. #6341f8
  3. #a08bfb
  4. #ddd5fe
  5. #efebfe

Shades

#a08bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #907de2
  3. #806fc9
  4. #7061b0
  5. #605397
  6. #50467e
  7. #403864
  8. #302a4b
  9. #201c32
  10. #100e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a08bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #aa97fb
  3. #b3a2fc
  4. #bdaefc
  5. #c6b9fd
  6. #d0c5fd
  7. #d9d1fd
  8. #e3dcfe
  9. #ece8fe
  10. #f6f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a08bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a08bfb
  2. #9d8aef
  3. #9a89e2
  4. #9688d6
  5. #9387ca
  6. #9086be
  7. #8d84b1
  8. #8a83a5
  9. #868299
  10. #83818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d95c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6599f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89a1b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8096fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8194f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9399d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a08bfb {
  color: #a08bfb;
}
Background
.bg-a08bfb {
  background-color: #a08bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a08bfb {
  border: 2px solid #a08bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a08bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 139 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 93% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a08bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a08bfb, #d88bfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a08bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 139 251 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 12.48 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.75 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 13.12 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 13.23 #5f7404 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a08bfb  rgb(160, 139, 251)  hsl(251, 93%, 76%)  Medium Purple
#e6fb8b  rgb(230, 251, 139)  hsl(71, 93%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#fba08b  rgb(251, 160, 139)  hsl(11, 93%, 76%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8bfba0  rgb(139, 251, 160)  hsl(131, 93%, 76%)  Pale Green