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#8A4EBE

#8a4ebe ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4ebe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 272.14°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 4.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #82be4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #babe4e
  3. #4ebe52

Analogous

  1. #524ebe
  2. #8a4ebe
  3. #be4eba

Triadic

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #be8a4e
  3. #4ebe8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #be4e82
  3. #82be4e
  4. #4ebe8a

Square

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #be524e
  3. #82be4e
  4. #4ebabe

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1f54
  2. #63338c
  3. #8a4ebe
  4. #af86d3
  5. #d4bee7

Shades

#8a4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #7c46ab
  3. #6e3e98
  4. #613785
  5. #532f72
  6. #45275f
  7. #371f4c
  8. #291739
  9. #1c1026
  10. #0e0813
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #9660c5
  3. #a171cb
  4. #ad83d2
  5. #b995d8
  6. #c5a7df
  7. #d0b8e5
  8. #dccaec
  9. #e8dcf2
  10. #f3edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4ebe
  2. #8953b8
  3. #8858b2
  4. #875dab
  5. #8662a5
  6. #85679f
  7. #846c99
  8. #837193
  9. #82768c
  10. #817b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f69c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #396bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81647e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d5fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6461bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #855c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4ebe {
  color: #8a4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-8a4ebe {
  background-color: #8a4ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #8a4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4ebe, #be4eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.24 #75b141 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#8a4ebe  rgb(138, 78, 190)  hsl(272, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#82be4e  rgb(130, 190, 78)  hsl(92, 46%, 53%)  Mantis
#be8a4e  rgb(190, 138, 78)  hsl(32, 46%, 53%)  Peru
#4ebe8a  rgb(78, 190, 138)  hsl(152, 46%, 53%)  Mint