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#9C8DFD

#9c8dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c8dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.34% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 248.04°, with 96.55% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 9.42.

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Relative luminance0.3321

Complementary

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #eefd8d

Split complementary

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #fdd48d
  3. #b6fd8d

Analogous

  1. #8db6fd
  2. #9c8dfd
  3. #d48dfd

Triadic

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #fd9c8d
  3. #8dfd9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #fd8dee
  3. #eefd8d
  4. #8dfd9c

Square

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #fd8db6
  3. #eefd8d
  4. #8dfdd4

Monochromatic

  1. #2304ed
  2. #5b42fc
  3. #9c8dfd
  4. #ddd8fe
  5. #eeebff

Shades

#9c8dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #8c7fe4
  3. #7d71ca
  4. #6d63b1
  5. #5e5598
  6. #4e477f
  7. #3e3865
  8. #2f2a4c
  9. #1f1c33
  10. #100e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #a698fd
  3. #b0a4fd
  4. #baaffe
  5. #c4bbfe
  6. #cec6fe
  7. #d7d1fe
  8. #e1ddfe
  9. #ebe8ff
  10. #f5f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8dfd
  2. #998cf1
  3. #968ae4
  4. #9489d8
  5. #9188cb
  6. #8e87bf
  7. #8b85b2
  8. #8884a6
  9. #868399
  10. #83818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c96ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #659fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6499fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81a3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f98ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e94fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d9bd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8dfd {
  color: #9c8dfd;
}
Background
.bg-9c8dfd {
  background-color: #9c8dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8dfd {
  border: 2px solid #9c8dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8dfd, #d48dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.99 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 12.66 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 12.83 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 13.22 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 13.22 #637202 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#9c8dfd  rgb(156, 141, 253)  hsl(248, 97%, 77%)  Medium Purple
#eefd8d  rgb(238, 253, 141)  hsl(68, 97%, 77%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd9c8d  rgb(253, 156, 141)  hsl(8, 97%, 77%)  Vivid Tangerine
#8dfd9c  rgb(141, 253, 156)  hsl(128, 97%, 77%)  Pale Green