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#8524EF

#8524ef ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8524ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.35% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 268.67°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #8524ef
  2. #8eef24

Split complementary

  1. #8524ef
  2. #efea24
  3. #28ef24

Analogous

  1. #2428ef
  2. #8524ef
  3. #ea24ef

Triadic

  1. #8524ef
  2. #ef8524
  3. #24ef85

Tetradic

  1. #8524ef
  2. #ef248e
  3. #8eef24
  4. #24ef85

Square

  1. #8524ef
  2. #ef2428
  3. #8eef24
  4. #24efea

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0872
  2. #5f0eb9
  3. #8524ef
  4. #ad6bf4
  5. #d4b3f9

Shades

#8524ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8524ef
  2. #7820d7
  3. #6a1dbf
  4. #5d19a7
  5. #50168f
  6. #431278
  7. #350e60
  8. #280b48
  9. #1b0730
  10. #0d0418
  11. #000000

Tints

#8524ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8524ef
  2. #913af1
  3. #9d50f2
  4. #aa66f4
  5. #b67cf5
  6. #c292f7
  7. #cea7f9
  8. #dabdfa
  9. #e7d3fc
  10. #f3e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8524ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8524ef
  2. #852de4
  3. #8436d9
  4. #8440ce
  5. #8349c3
  6. #8352b8
  7. #825bac
  8. #8264a1
  9. #816e96
  10. #81778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7251ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68638f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2751f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7551bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8524ef {
  color: #8524ef;
}
Background
.bg-8524ef {
  background-color: #8524ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8524ef {
  border: 2px solid #8524ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8524ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8524ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8524ef, #ea24ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8524ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.56 #7adb10 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8524ef  rgb(133, 36, 239)  hsl(269, 86%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#8eef24  rgb(142, 239, 36)  hsl(89, 86%, 54%)  Lawn Green
#ef8524  rgb(239, 133, 36)  hsl(29, 86%, 54%)  Cadmium Orange
#24ef85  rgb(36, 239, 133)  hsl(149, 86%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green