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#803DDD

#803ddd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#803ddd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.08% cyan, 72.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 265.13°, with 70.18% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #803ddd
  2. #9add3d

Split complementary

  1. #803ddd
  2. #ddd03d
  3. #4add3d

Analogous

  1. #3d4add
  2. #803ddd
  3. #d03ddd

Triadic

  1. #803ddd
  2. #dd803d
  3. #3ddd80

Tetradic

  1. #803ddd
  2. #dd3d9a
  3. #9add3d
  4. #3ddd80

Square

  1. #803ddd
  2. #dd3d4a
  3. #9add3d
  4. #3dddd0

Monochromatic

  1. #39136e
  2. #5b1faf
  3. #803ddd
  4. #ab7ee8
  5. #d5bff4

Shades

#803ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #803ddd
  2. #7337c7
  3. #6631b1
  4. #5a2b9b
  5. #4d2585
  6. #401f6f
  7. #331858
  8. #261242
  9. #1a0c2c
  10. #0d0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#803ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #803ddd
  2. #8d50e0
  3. #9964e4
  4. #a677e7
  5. #b38beb
  6. #c09eee
  7. #ccb1f1
  8. #d9c5f5
  9. #e6d8f8
  10. #f2ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#803ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #803ddd
  2. #8044d4
  3. #804aca
  4. #8051c1
  5. #8058b8
  6. #805faf
  7. #8065a5
  8. #806c9c
  9. #807393
  10. #807989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7158a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68668a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d58e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4557db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7258b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-803ddd {
  color: #803ddd;
}
Background
.bg-803ddd {
  background-color: #803ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-803ddd {
  border: 2px solid #803ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #803ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 61 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-803ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #803ddd, #d03ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-803ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 61 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.80 #7fc222 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#803ddd  rgb(128, 61, 221)  hsl(265, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#9add3d  rgb(154, 221, 61)  hsl(85, 70%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#dd803d  rgb(221, 128, 61)  hsl(25, 70%, 55%)  Raw Sienna
#3ddd80  rgb(61, 221, 128)  hsl(145, 70%, 55%)  Pastel Green