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#7838EA

#7838ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7838ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.72% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 261.57°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.1276

Complementary

  1. #7838ea
  2. #aaea38

Split complementary

  1. #7838ea
  2. #ead138
  3. #51ea38

Analogous

  1. #3851ea
  2. #7838ea
  3. #d138ea

Triadic

  1. #7838ea
  2. #ea7838
  3. #38ea78

Tetradic

  1. #7838ea
  2. #ea38aa
  3. #aaea38
  4. #38ea78

Square

  1. #7838ea
  2. #ea3851
  3. #aaea38
  4. #38ead1

Monochromatic

  1. #350d7c
  2. #5214c1
  3. #7838ea
  4. #a77df1
  5. #d6c2f9

Shades

#7838ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7838ea
  2. #6c32d3
  3. #602dbb
  4. #5427a4
  5. #48228c
  6. #3c1c75
  7. #30165e
  8. #241146
  9. #180b2f
  10. #0c0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#7838ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7838ea
  2. #864cec
  3. #9360ee
  4. #a174f0
  5. #ae88f2
  6. #bc9cf5
  7. #c9aff7
  8. #d7c3f9
  9. #e4d7fb
  10. #f2ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7838ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7838ea
  2. #793fdf
  3. #7a46d5
  4. #7a4eca
  5. #7b55c0
  6. #7c5cb5
  7. #7d63aa
  8. #7e6aa0
  9. #7e7295
  10. #7f798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d56ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #536a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2257ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b53e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #645abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7838ea {
  color: #7838ea;
}
Background
.bg-7838ea {
  background-color: #7838ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7838ea {
  border: 2px solid #7838ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7838ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7838ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7838ea, #d138ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7838ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.05 #87c715 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7838ea  rgb(120, 56, 234)  hsl(262, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#aaea38  rgb(170, 234, 56)  hsl(82, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea7838  rgb(234, 120, 56)  hsl(22, 81%, 57%)  Mango Tango
#38ea78  rgb(56, 234, 120)  hsl(142, 81%, 57%)  Spring Green