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#8A84DF

#8a84df ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a84df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 51.76% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.12% cyan, 40.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 243.96°, with 58.71% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 6.98.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.2723

Complementary

  1. #8a84df
  2. #d9df84

Split complementary

  1. #8a84df
  2. #dfb884
  3. #abdf84

Analogous

  1. #84abdf
  2. #8a84df
  3. #b884df

Triadic

  1. #8a84df
  2. #df8a84
  3. #84df8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a84df
  2. #df84d9
  3. #d9df84
  4. #84df8a

Square

  1. #8a84df
  2. #df84ab
  3. #d9df84
  4. #84dfb8

Monochromatic

  1. #322aa0
  2. #5047cf
  3. #8a84df
  4. #c4c1ef
  5. #f0effb

Shades

#8a84df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a84df
  2. #7c77c9
  3. #6e6ab2
  4. #615c9c
  5. #534f86
  6. #454270
  7. #373559
  8. #292843
  9. #1c1a2d
  10. #0e0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a84df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a84df
  2. #9690e2
  3. #a19de5
  4. #ada9e9
  5. #b9b5ec
  6. #c5c2ef
  7. #d0cef2
  8. #dcdaf5
  9. #e8e6f9
  10. #f3f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a84df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a84df
  2. #8984d6
  3. #8883cc
  4. #8783c3
  5. #8682b9
  6. #8582b0
  7. #8482a6
  8. #83819d
  9. #828193
  10. #81808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6591e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #638cdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7296a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7489de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8fc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a84df {
  color: #8a84df;
}
Background
.bg-8a84df {
  background-color: #8a84df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a84df {
  border: 2px solid #8a84df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a84df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 132 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 59% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a84df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a84df, #b884df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a84df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 132 223 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.40 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.81 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.81 #757b20 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a84df  rgb(138, 132, 223)  hsl(244, 59%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#d9df84  rgb(217, 223, 132)  hsl(64, 59%, 70%)  Khaki
#df8a84  rgb(223, 138, 132)  hsl(4, 59%, 70%)  Light Coral
#84df8a  rgb(132, 223, 138)  hsl(124, 59%, 70%)  Pastel Green