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#8A5DFD

#8a5dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a5dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 256.88°, with 97.56% saturation and 67.84% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2032

Complementary

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #d0fd5d

Split complementary

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #fdda5d
  3. #80fd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d80fd
  2. #8a5dfd
  3. #da5dfd

Triadic

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #fd8a5d
  3. #5dfd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #fd5dd0
  3. #d0fd5d
  4. #5dfd8a

Square

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #fd5d80
  3. #d0fd5d
  4. #5dfdda

Monochromatic

  1. #3702bf
  2. #5311fc
  3. #8a5dfd
  4. #c1a9fe
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#8a5dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #7c54e4
  3. #6e4aca
  4. #6141b1
  5. #533898
  6. #452f7f
  7. #372565
  8. #291c4c
  9. #1c1333
  10. #0e0919
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a5dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #966dfd
  3. #a17dfd
  4. #ad8efe
  5. #b99efe
  6. #c5aefe
  7. #d0befe
  8. #dccefe
  9. #e8dfff
  10. #f3efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a5dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a5dfd
  2. #8961f1
  3. #8864e4
  4. #8768d8
  5. #866bcb
  6. #856fbf
  7. #8472b2
  8. #8376a6
  9. #827999
  10. #817d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8271be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6783a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d73ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #506ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7676ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a5dfd {
  color: #8a5dfd;
}
Background
.bg-8a5dfd {
  background-color: #8a5dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a5dfd {
  border: 2px solid #8a5dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a5dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a5dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a5dfd, #da5dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a5dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.74 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.94 #75a202 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#8a5dfd  rgb(138, 93, 253)  hsl(257, 98%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d0fd5d  rgb(208, 253, 93)  hsl(77, 98%, 68%)  Electric Lime
#fd8a5d  rgb(253, 138, 93)  hsl(17, 98%, 68%)  Coral
#5dfd8a  rgb(93, 253, 138)  hsl(137, 98%, 68%)  Spring Green