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#7A38EA

#7a38ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7a38ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.86% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 262.25°, 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#6633ff
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #a8ea38

Split complementary

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #ead338
  3. #4fea38

Analogous

  1. #384fea
  2. #7a38ea
  3. #d338ea

Triadic

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #ea7a38
  3. #38ea7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #ea38a8
  3. #a8ea38
  4. #38ea7a

Square

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #ea384f
  3. #a8ea38
  4. #38ead3

Monochromatic

  1. #360d7c
  2. #5414c1
  3. #7a38ea
  4. #a87df1
  5. #d6c2f9

Shades

#7a38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #6e32d3
  3. #622dbb
  4. #5527a4
  5. #49228c
  6. #3d1c75
  7. #31165e
  8. #251146
  9. #180b2f
  10. #0c0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #874cec
  3. #9560ee
  4. #a274f0
  5. #af88f2
  6. #bd9cf5
  7. #caaff7
  8. #d7c3f9
  9. #e4d7fb
  10. #f2ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a38ea
  2. #7b3fdf
  3. #7b46d5
  4. #7c4eca
  5. #7c55c0
  6. #7d5cb5
  7. #7e63aa
  8. #7e6aa0
  9. #7f7295
  10. #7f798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e56ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #576a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2658ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f54e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #675abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a38ea {
  color: #7a38ea;
}
Background
.bg-7a38ea {
  background-color: #7a38ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7a38ea {
  border: 2px solid #7a38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a38ea, #d338ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #85c715 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7a38ea  rgb(122, 56, 234)  hsl(262, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#a8ea38  rgb(168, 234, 56)  hsl(82, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea7a38  rgb(234, 122, 56)  hsl(22, 81%, 57%)  Pumpkin
#38ea7a  rgb(56, 234, 122)  hsl(142, 81%, 57%)  Spring Green