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#8255CD

#8255cd ≈ Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8255cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #8255cd
  2. #a0cd55

Split complementary

  1. #8255cd
  2. #cdbe55
  3. #64cd55

Analogous

  1. #5564cd
  2. #8255cd
  3. #be55cd

Triadic

  1. #8255cd
  2. #cd8255
  3. #55cd82

Tetradic

  1. #8255cd
  2. #cd55a0
  3. #a0cd55
  4. #55cd82

Square

  1. #8255cd
  2. #cd5564
  3. #a0cd55
  4. #55cdbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1f6a
  2. #5c31a5
  3. #8255cd
  4. #ad90de
  5. #d9cbf0

Shades

#8255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8255cd
  2. #754db9
  3. #6844a4
  4. #5b3c90
  5. #4e337b
  6. #412b67
  7. #342252
  8. #271a3e
  9. #1a1129
  10. #0d0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8255cd
  2. #8f66d2
  3. #9b77d7
  4. #a888dc
  5. #b499e1
  6. #c1aae6
  7. #cdbbeb
  8. #daccf0
  9. #e6ddf5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8255cd
  2. #8259c5
  3. #825ebe
  4. #8162b6
  5. #8166ae
  6. #816ba7
  7. #816f9f
  8. #817397
  9. #80778f
  10. #807c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77659d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e6fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5665cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a64cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7865a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8255cd {
  color: #8255cd;
}
Background
.bg-8255cd {
  background-color: #8255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8255cd {
  border: 2px solid #8255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8255cd, #be55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.87 #7daa32 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#8255cd  rgb(130, 85, 205)  hsl(263, 55%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#a0cd55  rgb(160, 205, 85)  hsl(83, 55%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#cd8255  rgb(205, 130, 85)  hsl(23, 55%, 57%)  Raw Sienna
#55cd82  rgb(85, 205, 130)  hsl(143, 55%, 57%)  Emerald