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#8425E2

#8425e2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8425e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 14.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.59% cyan, 83.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 270.16°, with 76.52% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1172

Complementary

  1. #8425e2
  2. #83e225

Split complementary

  1. #8425e2
  2. #e1e225
  3. #25e226

Analogous

  1. #2625e2
  2. #8425e2
  3. #e225e1

Triadic

  1. #8425e2
  2. #e28425
  3. #25e284

Tetradic

  1. #8425e2
  2. #e22583
  3. #83e225
  4. #25e284

Square

  1. #8425e2
  2. #e22625
  3. #83e225
  4. #25e1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #370d61
  2. #5e16a5
  3. #8425e2
  4. #aa69eb
  5. #d0acf4

Shades

#8425e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8425e2
  2. #7721cb
  3. #6a1eb5
  4. #5c1a9e
  5. #4f1688
  6. #421371
  7. #350f5a
  8. #280b44
  9. #1a072d
  10. #0d0417
  11. #000000

Tints

#8425e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8425e2
  2. #903be5
  3. #9d51e8
  4. #a966eb
  5. #b57cee
  6. #c292f1
  7. #cea8f3
  8. #dabef6
  9. #e6d3f9
  10. #f3e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8425e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8425e2
  2. #842ed8
  3. #8337ce
  4. #8340c5
  5. #8249bb
  6. #8253b1
  7. #825ca7
  8. #81659d
  9. #816e94
  10. #80778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d5e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4ee0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #774db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8425e2 {
  color: #8425e2;
}
Background
.bg-8425e2 {
  background-color: #8425e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8425e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8425e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8425e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 37 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8425e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8425e2, #e225e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8425e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 37 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.72 #7bda1d Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8425e2  rgb(132, 37, 226)  hsl(270, 77%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#83e225  rgb(131, 226, 37)  hsl(90, 77%, 52%)  Lawn Green
#e28425  rgb(226, 132, 37)  hsl(30, 77%, 52%)  Cadmium Orange
#25e284  rgb(37, 226, 132)  hsl(150, 77%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green