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#916DFD

#916dfd ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#916dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.69% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2405

Complementary

  1. #916dfd
  2. #d9fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #916dfd
  2. #fdd96d
  3. #91fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d91fd
  2. #916dfd
  3. #d96dfd

Triadic

  1. #916dfd
  2. #fd916d
  3. #6dfd91

Tetradic

  1. #916dfd
  2. #fd6dd9
  3. #d9fd6d
  4. #6dfd91

Square

  1. #916dfd
  2. #fd6d91
  3. #d9fd6d
  4. #6dfdd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3603ce
  2. #5822fc
  3. #916dfd
  4. #cab8fe
  5. #f0ebff

Shades

#916dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #916dfd
  2. #8362e4
  3. #7457ca
  4. #664cb1
  5. #574198
  6. #49377f
  7. #3a2c65
  8. #2c214c
  9. #1d1633
  10. #0f0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#916dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #916dfd
  2. #9c7cfd
  3. #a78afd
  4. #b299fe
  5. #bda7fe
  6. #c8b6fe
  7. #d3c5fe
  8. #ded3fe
  9. #e9e2ff
  10. #f4f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#916dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #916dfd
  2. #8f6ff1
  3. #8e71e4
  4. #8c73d8
  5. #8a75cb
  6. #8977bf
  7. #8778b2
  8. #857aa6
  9. #837c99
  10. #827e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b7dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0989ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c83fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728dab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f7fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8081d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-916dfd {
  color: #916dfd;
}
Background
.bg-916dfd {
  background-color: #916dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-916dfd {
  border: 2px solid #916dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #916dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-916dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #916dfd, #d96dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-916dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 11.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 12.01 #6e9202 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#916dfd  rgb(145, 109, 253)  hsl(255, 97%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#d9fd6d  rgb(217, 253, 109)  hsl(75, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fd916d  rgb(253, 145, 109)  hsl(15, 97%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dfd91  rgb(109, 253, 145)  hsl(135, 97%, 71%)  Mint Green