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#8766EA

#8766ea ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8766ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.31% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #8766ea
  2. #c9ea66

Split complementary

  1. #8766ea
  2. #eac966
  3. #87ea66

Analogous

  1. #6687ea
  2. #8766ea
  3. #c966ea

Triadic

  1. #8766ea
  2. #ea8766
  3. #66ea87

Tetradic

  1. #8766ea
  2. #ea66c9
  3. #c9ea66
  4. #66ea87

Square

  1. #8766ea
  2. #ea6687
  3. #c9ea66
  4. #66eac9

Monochromatic

  1. #3916a1
  2. #5223e1
  3. #8766ea
  4. #bca9f3
  5. #f1edfc

Shades

#8766ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8766ea
  2. #7a5cd3
  3. #6c52bb
  4. #5f47a4
  5. #513d8c
  6. #443375
  7. #36295e
  8. #291f46
  9. #1b142f
  10. #0e0a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#8766ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8766ea
  2. #9375ec
  3. #9f85ee
  4. #ab94f0
  5. #b7a3f2
  6. #c3b3f5
  7. #cfc2f7
  8. #dbd1f9
  9. #e7e0fb
  10. #f3f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8766ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8766ea
  2. #8669df
  3. #866bd5
  4. #856eca
  5. #8470c0
  6. #8473b5
  7. #8376aa
  8. #8278a0
  9. #817b95
  10. #817d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8175b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #167fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b839e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a76ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c73e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7778c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8766ea {
  color: #8766ea;
}
Background
.bg-8766ea {
  background-color: #8766ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8766ea {
  border: 2px solid #8766ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8766ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8766ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8766ea, #c966ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8766ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 2.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.94 #789915 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8766ea  rgb(135, 102, 234)  hsl(255, 76%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c9ea66  rgb(201, 234, 102)  hsl(75, 76%, 66%)  June Bud
#ea8766  rgb(234, 135, 102)  hsl(15, 76%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#66ea87  rgb(102, 234, 135)  hsl(135, 76%, 66%)  Pastel Green