#8D7FA5
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8D7FA5
#8D7FA5 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 50% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Lilac (ΔE 17.3), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #97A57F (sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.71:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8D7FA5?
#8D7FA5 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 55% red, 50% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8D7FA5?
Use black text. Black on #8D7FA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8D7FA5?
Its complementary colour is #97A57F, and analogous partners are #7F84A5 and #A07FA5.