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#8080DA

#8080da ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8080da is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 54.88% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2509

Complementary

  1. #8080da
  2. #dada80

Split complementary

  1. #8080da
  2. #daad80
  3. #adda80

Analogous

  1. #80adda
  2. #8080da
  3. #ad80da

Triadic

  1. #8080da
  2. #da8080
  3. #80da80

Tetradic

  1. #8080da
  2. #da80da
  3. #dada80
  4. #80da80

Square

  1. #8080da
  2. #da80ad
  3. #dada80
  4. #80daad

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2c95
  2. #4545c9
  3. #8080da
  4. #bbbbeb
  5. #efeffa

Shades

#8080da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8080da
  2. #7373c4
  3. #6666ae
  4. #5a5a99
  5. #4d4d83
  6. #40406d
  7. #333357
  8. #262641
  9. #1a1a2c
  10. #0d0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8080da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8080da
  2. #8d8dde
  3. #9999e1
  4. #a6a6e5
  5. #b3b3e9
  6. #c0c0ed
  7. #ccccf0
  8. #d9d9f4
  9. #e6e6f8
  10. #f2f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8080da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8080da
  2. #8080d1
  3. #8080c8
  4. #8080bf
  5. #8080b6
  6. #8080ad
  7. #8080a4
  8. #80809b
  9. #808092
  10. #808089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8686af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #608cdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b86d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6592a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e88dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c84d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #718bbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8080da {
  color: #8080da;
}
Background
.bg-8080da {
  background-color: #8080da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8080da {
  border: 2px solid #8080da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8080da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 55% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8080da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8080da, #ad80da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8080da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.66 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.36 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.68 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 11.03 #7f7f25 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8080da  rgb(128, 128, 218)  hsl(240, 55%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#dada80  rgb(218, 218, 128)  hsl(60, 55%, 68%)  Straw
#da8080  rgb(218, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 55%, 68%)  Light Coral
#80da80  rgb(128, 218, 128)  hsl(120, 55%, 68%)  Pastel Green