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#7E2ADE

#7e2ade ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7e2ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 16.47% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.24% cyan, 81.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 268°, 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1137

Complementary

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #8ade2a

Split complementary

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #ded82a
  3. #30de2a

Analogous

  1. #2a30de
  2. #7e2ade
  3. #d82ade

Triadic

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #de7e2a
  3. #2ade7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #de2a8a
  3. #8ade2a
  4. #2ade7e

Square

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #de2a30
  3. #8ade2a
  4. #2aded8

Monochromatic

  1. #350f60
  2. #5919a2
  3. #7e2ade
  4. #a66ce8
  5. #ceaef3

Shades

#7e2ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #7126c8
  3. #6522b2
  4. #581d9b
  5. #4c1985
  6. #3f156f
  7. #321159
  8. #260d43
  9. #19082c
  10. #0d0416
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e2ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #8b3fe1
  3. #9855e5
  4. #a56ae8
  5. #b27feb
  6. #bf95ef
  7. #cbaaf2
  8. #d8bff5
  9. #e5d4f8
  10. #f2eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e2ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e2ade
  2. #7e33d5
  3. #7e3bcb
  4. #7f44c2
  5. #7f4cb8
  6. #7f55af
  7. #7f5ea6
  8. #7f669c
  9. #806f93
  10. #807789
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d4fa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #655e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #704eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e2ade {
  color: #7e2ade;
}
Background
.bg-7e2ade {
  background-color: #7e2ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7e2ade {
  border: 2px solid #7e2ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e2ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 42 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e2ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e2ade, #d82ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e2ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 42 222 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.28 #81d521 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#7e2ade  rgb(126, 42, 222)  hsl(268, 73%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#8ade2a  rgb(138, 222, 42)  hsl(88, 73%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#de7e2a  rgb(222, 126, 42)  hsl(28, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#2ade7e  rgb(42, 222, 126)  hsl(148, 73%, 52%)  Emerald