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#8A87F2

#8a87f2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a87f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.98% cyan, 44.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 241.68°, with 80.45% saturation and 73.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 8.5.

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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #eff287

Split complementary

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #f2bf87
  3. #b9f287

Analogous

  1. #87b9f2
  2. #8a87f2
  3. #bf87f2

Triadic

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #f28a87
  3. #87f28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #f287ef
  3. #eff287
  4. #87f28a

Square

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #f287b9
  3. #eff287
  4. #87f2bf

Monochromatic

  1. #1b16ca
  2. #4742eb
  3. #8a87f2
  4. #cdccf9
  5. #ededfd

Shades

#8a87f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #7c7ada
  3. #6e6cc2
  4. #615fa9
  5. #535191
  6. #454479
  7. #373661
  8. #292949
  9. #1c1b30
  10. #0e0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a87f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #9693f3
  3. #a19ff5
  4. #adabf6
  5. #b9b7f7
  6. #c5c3f9
  7. #d0cffa
  8. #dcdbfb
  9. #e8e7fc
  10. #f3f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a87f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a87f2
  2. #8986e7
  3. #8886db
  4. #8785d0
  5. #8684c4
  6. #8584b9
  7. #8483ae
  8. #8382a2
  9. #828197
  10. #81818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e97f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598ff0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #699db1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7291f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #708cf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7895ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a87f2 {
  color: #8a87f2;
}
Background
.bg-8a87f2 {
  background-color: #8a87f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a87f2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a87f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a87f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 135 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 80% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a87f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a87f2, #bf87f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a87f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 135 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.29 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.42 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.61 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.61 #75780d Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#8a87f2  rgb(138, 135, 242)  hsl(242, 80%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#eff287  rgb(239, 242, 135)  hsl(62, 80%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#f28a87  rgb(242, 138, 135)  hsl(2, 80%, 74%)  Light Coral
#87f28a  rgb(135, 242, 138)  hsl(122, 80%, 74%)  Light Green