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#8A4DFD

#8a4dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.2% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 260.8°, with 97.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #c0fd4d

Split complementary

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #fde24d
  3. #68fd4d

Analogous

  1. #4d68fd
  2. #8a4dfd
  3. #e24dfd

Triadic

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #fd8a4d
  3. #4dfd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #fd4dc0
  3. #c0fd4d
  4. #4dfd8a

Square

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #fd4d68
  3. #c0fd4d
  4. #4dfde2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e02af
  2. #5903fb
  3. #8a4dfd
  4. #bc99fe
  5. #ede4ff

Shades

#8a4dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #7c45e4
  3. #6e3eca
  4. #6136b1
  5. #532e98
  6. #45277f
  7. #371f65
  8. #29174c
  9. #1c0f33
  10. #0e0819
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #965ffd
  3. #a171fd
  4. #ad82fe
  5. #b994fe
  6. #c5a6fe
  7. #d0b8fe
  8. #dccafe
  9. #e8dbff
  10. #f3edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4dfd
  2. #8952f1
  3. #8857e4
  4. #875cd8
  5. #8661cb
  6. #8567bf
  7. #846cb2
  8. #8371a6
  9. #827699
  10. #817b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e67bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #687aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4069ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4665fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #776bcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4dfd {
  color: #8a4dfd;
}
Background
.bg-8a4dfd {
  background-color: #8a4dfd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4dfd {
  border: 2px solid #8a4dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 77 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4dfd, #e24dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 77 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.73 #75b202 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a4dfd  rgb(138, 77, 253)  hsl(261, 98%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#c0fd4d  rgb(192, 253, 77)  hsl(81, 98%, 65%)  Green Yellow
#fd8a4d  rgb(253, 138, 77)  hsl(21, 98%, 65%)  Mango Tango
#4dfd8a  rgb(77, 253, 138)  hsl(141, 98%, 65%)  Spring Green