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#8231FF

#8231ff ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8231ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 19.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.02% cyan, 80.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 263.59°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #8231ff
  2. #aeff31

Split complementary

  1. #8231ff
  2. #ffe931
  3. #47ff31

Analogous

  1. #3147ff
  2. #8231ff
  3. #e931ff

Triadic

  1. #8231ff
  2. #ff8231
  3. #31ff82

Tetradic

  1. #8231ff
  2. #ff31ae
  3. #aeff31
  4. #31ff82

Square

  1. #8231ff
  2. #ff3147
  3. #aeff31
  4. #31ffe9

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0097
  2. #5900e4
  3. #8231ff
  4. #b07eff
  5. #dfcaff

Shades

#8231ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8231ff
  2. #752ce6
  3. #6827cc
  4. #5b22b3
  5. #4e1d99
  6. #411980
  7. #341466
  8. #270f4d
  9. #1a0a33
  10. #0d051a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8231ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8231ff
  2. #8f46ff
  3. #9b5aff
  4. #a86fff
  5. #b483ff
  6. #c198ff
  7. #cdadff
  8. #dac1ff
  9. #e6d6ff
  10. #f3eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8231ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8231ff
  2. #8239f2
  3. #8241e6
  4. #8149d9
  5. #8151cc
  6. #8159c0
  7. #8160b3
  8. #8168a6
  9. #807099
  10. #80788d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7458b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #596f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #125aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2455fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c5ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8231ff {
  color: #8231ff;
}
Background
.bg-8231ff {
  background-color: #8231ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8231ff {
  border: 2px solid #8231ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8231ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 49 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8231ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8231ff, #e931ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8231ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 49 255 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.77 #7dce00 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8231ff  rgb(130, 49, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 60%)  Electric Violet
#aeff31  rgb(174, 255, 49)  hsl(84, 100%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#ff8231  rgb(255, 130, 49)  hsl(24, 100%, 60%)  Pumpkin
#31ff82  rgb(49, 255, 130)  hsl(144, 100%, 60%)  Spring Green