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#8A87F0

#8a87f0 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a87f0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 52.94% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.5% cyan, 43.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 241.71°, with 77.78% saturation and 73.53% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.4.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.2902

Complementary

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #edf087

Split complementary

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #f0be87
  3. #b9f087

Analogous

  1. #87b9f0
  2. #8a87f0
  3. #be87f0

Triadic

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #f08a87
  3. #87f08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #f087ed
  3. #edf087
  4. #87f08a

Square

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #f087b9
  3. #edf087
  4. #87f0be

Monochromatic

  1. #1e19c5
  2. #4843e8
  3. #8a87f0
  4. #cccbf9
  5. #ededfd

Shades

#8a87f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #7c7ad8
  3. #6e6cc0
  4. #615fa8
  5. #535190
  6. #454478
  7. #373660
  8. #292948
  9. #1c1b30
  10. #0e0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a87f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #9693f2
  3. #a19ff3
  4. #adabf5
  5. #b9b7f6
  6. #c5c3f8
  7. #d0cff9
  8. #dcdbfb
  9. #e8e7fc
  10. #f3f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a87f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a87f0
  2. #8986e5
  3. #8886da
  4. #8785ce
  5. #8684c3
  6. #8584b8
  7. #8483ad
  8. #8382a2
  9. #828196
  10. #81818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f96f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8fee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a9cb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7390f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718cef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7894cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a87f0 {
  color: #8a87f0;
}
Background
.bg-8a87f0 {
  background-color: #8a87f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a87f0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a87f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a87f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 135 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 78% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a87f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a87f0, #be87f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a87f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 135 240 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.40 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.90 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.44 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.50 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.50 #75780f Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a87f0  rgb(138, 135, 240)  hsl(242, 78%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#edf087  rgb(237, 240, 135)  hsl(62, 78%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#f08a87  rgb(240, 138, 135)  hsl(2, 78%, 74%)  Light Coral
#87f08a  rgb(135, 240, 138)  hsl(122, 78%, 74%)  Light Green