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#7A2ADE

#7a2ade ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7a2ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.05% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #8ede2a

Split complementary

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #ded42a
  3. #34de2a

Analogous

  1. #2a34de
  2. #7a2ade
  3. #d42ade

Triadic

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #de7a2a
  3. #2ade7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #de2a8e
  3. #8ede2a
  4. #2ade7a

Square

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #de2a34
  3. #8ede2a
  4. #2aded4

Monochromatic

  1. #330f60
  2. #5619a2
  3. #7a2ade
  4. #a36ce8
  5. #cdaef3

Shades

#7a2ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #6e26c8
  3. #6222b2
  4. #551d9b
  5. #491985
  6. #3d156f
  7. #311159
  8. #250d43
  9. #18082c
  10. #0c0416
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a2ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #873fe1
  3. #9555e5
  4. #a26ae8
  5. #af7feb
  6. #bd95ef
  7. #caaaf2
  8. #d7bff5
  9. #e4d4f8
  10. #f2eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a2ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a2ade
  2. #7b33d5
  3. #7b3bcb
  4. #7c44c2
  5. #7c4cb8
  6. #7d55af
  7. #7e5ea6
  8. #7e669c
  9. #7f6f93
  10. #7f7789
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e5f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #334cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a4fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a2ade {
  color: #7a2ade;
}
Background
.bg-7a2ade {
  background-color: #7a2ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a2ade {
  border: 2px solid #7a2ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a2ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a2ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a2ade, #d42ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a2ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.49 #85d521 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7a2ade  rgb(122, 42, 222)  hsl(267, 73%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#8ede2a  rgb(142, 222, 42)  hsl(87, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#de7a2a  rgb(222, 122, 42)  hsl(27, 73%, 52%)  Ochre
#2ade7a  rgb(42, 222, 122)  hsl(147, 73%, 52%)  Malachite