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#8523EE

#8523ee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8523ee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 13.73% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.12% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 268.97°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.1236

Complementary

  1. #8523ee
  2. #8cee23

Split complementary

  1. #8523ee
  2. #eeeb23
  3. #26ee23

Analogous

  1. #2326ee
  2. #8523ee
  3. #eb23ee

Triadic

  1. #8523ee
  2. #ee8523
  3. #23ee85

Tetradic

  1. #8523ee
  2. #ee238c
  3. #8cee23
  4. #23ee85

Square

  1. #8523ee
  2. #ee2326
  3. #8cee23
  4. #23eeeb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a096f
  2. #5f0eb6
  3. #8523ee
  4. #ac6af3
  5. #d4b1f9

Shades

#8523ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8523ee
  2. #7820d6
  3. #6a1cbe
  4. #5d19a7
  5. #50158f
  6. #431277
  7. #350e5f
  8. #280b47
  9. #1b0730
  10. #0d0418
  11. #000000

Tints

#8523ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8523ee
  2. #9139f0
  3. #9d4ff1
  4. #aa65f3
  5. #b67bf5
  6. #c291f7
  7. #cea7f8
  8. #dabdfa
  9. #e7d3fc
  10. #f3e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8523ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8523ee
  2. #852ce3
  3. #8436d8
  4. #843fcd
  5. #8348c2
  6. #8352b7
  7. #825bac
  8. #8264a1
  9. #816d96
  10. #81778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7250ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69638e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2851f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7550bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8523ee {
  color: #8523ee;
}
Background
.bg-8523ee {
  background-color: #8523ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8523ee {
  border: 2px solid #8523ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8523ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 35 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8523ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8523ee, #eb23ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8523ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 35 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.52 #7adc11 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8523ee  rgb(133, 35, 238)  hsl(269, 86%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#8cee23  rgb(140, 238, 35)  hsl(89, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#ee8523  rgb(238, 133, 35)  hsl(29, 86%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#23ee85  rgb(35, 238, 133)  hsl(149, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green