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#8331EB

#8331eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8331eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 19.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.26% cyan, 79.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 266.45°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #8331eb
  2. #99eb31

Split complementary

  1. #8331eb
  2. #ebe031
  3. #3ceb31

Analogous

  1. #313ceb
  2. #8331eb
  3. #e031eb

Triadic

  1. #8331eb
  2. #eb8331
  3. #31eb83

Tetradic

  1. #8331eb
  2. #eb3199
  3. #99eb31
  4. #31eb83

Square

  1. #8331eb
  2. #eb313c
  3. #99eb31
  4. #31ebe0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0c77
  2. #5e12bd
  3. #8331eb
  4. #ad77f2
  5. #d7bcf9

Shades

#8331eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8331eb
  2. #762cd4
  3. #6927bc
  4. #5c22a5
  5. #4f1d8d
  6. #421976
  7. #34145e
  8. #270f47
  9. #1a0a2f
  10. #0d0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8331eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8331eb
  2. #8f46ed
  3. #9c5aef
  4. #a86ff1
  5. #b583f3
  6. #c198f5
  7. #cdadf7
  8. #dac1f9
  9. #e6d6fb
  10. #f3eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8331eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8331eb
  2. #8339e0
  3. #8241d6
  4. #8249cb
  5. #8251c0
  6. #8259b6
  7. #8160ab
  8. #8168a0
  9. #817095
  10. #80788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7255ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #66668f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f55ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b53e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7356bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8331eb {
  color: #8331eb;
}
Background
.bg-8331eb {
  background-color: #8331eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8331eb {
  border: 2px solid #8331eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8331eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 49 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8331eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8331eb, #e031eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8331eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 49 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.14 #7cce14 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8331eb  rgb(131, 49, 235)  hsl(266, 82%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#99eb31  rgb(153, 235, 49)  hsl(86, 82%, 56%)  Inchworm
#eb8331  rgb(235, 131, 49)  hsl(26, 82%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#31eb83  rgb(49, 235, 131)  hsl(146, 82%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green