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#8371CF

#8371cf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8371cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 44.31% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.71% cyan, 45.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 251.49°, with 49.47% saturation and 62.75% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #8371cf
  2. #bdcf71

Split complementary

  1. #8371cf
  2. #cfb271
  3. #8ecf71

Analogous

  1. #718ecf
  2. #8371cf
  3. #b271cf

Triadic

  1. #8371cf
  2. #cf8371
  3. #71cf83

Tetradic

  1. #8371cf
  2. #cf71bd
  3. #bdcf71
  4. #71cf83

Square

  1. #8371cf
  2. #cf718e
  3. #bdcf71
  4. #71cfb2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2a7d
  2. #553eb6
  3. #8371cf
  4. #b5aae2
  5. #e7e3f6

Shades

#8371cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8371cf
  2. #7666ba
  3. #695aa6
  4. #5c4f91
  5. #4f447c
  6. #423968
  7. #342d53
  8. #27223e
  9. #1a1729
  10. #0d0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#8371cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8371cf
  2. #8f7fd4
  3. #9c8dd9
  4. #a89cdd
  5. #b5aae2
  6. #c1b8e7
  7. #cdc6ec
  8. #dad4f1
  9. #e6e3f5
  10. #f3f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8371cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8371cf
  2. #8373c7
  3. #8274bf
  4. #8276b7
  5. #8277af
  6. #8279a8
  7. #817aa0
  8. #817c98
  9. #817d90
  10. #807f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8079a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5081d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517dcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #708396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6978ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8371cf {
  color: #8371cf;
}
Background
.bg-8371cf {
  background-color: #8371cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8371cf {
  border: 2px solid #8371cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8371cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 113 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8371cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8371cf, #b271cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8371cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 113 207 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.79 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.10 #7c8e30 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8371cf  rgb(131, 113, 207)  hsl(251, 49%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#bdcf71  rgb(189, 207, 113)  hsl(71, 49%, 63%)  June Bud
#cf8371  rgb(207, 131, 113)  hsl(11, 49%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#71cf83  rgb(113, 207, 131)  hsl(131, 49%, 63%)  Emerald