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#8530DD

#8530dd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8530dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 18.82% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 78.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 269.48°, with 71.78% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 0.97.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #8530dd
  2. #88dd30

Split complementary

  1. #8530dd
  2. #dddb30
  3. #32dd30

Analogous

  1. #3032dd
  2. #8530dd
  3. #db30dd

Triadic

  1. #8530dd
  2. #dd8530
  3. #30dd85

Tetradic

  1. #8530dd
  2. #dd3088
  3. #88dd30
  4. #30dd85

Square

  1. #8530dd
  2. #dd3032
  3. #88dd30
  4. #30dddb

Monochromatic

  1. #391064
  2. #5f1ba5
  3. #8530dd
  4. #ac72e8
  5. #d2b3f3

Shades

#8530dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8530dd
  2. #782bc7
  3. #6a26b1
  4. #5d229b
  5. #501d85
  6. #43186f
  7. #351358
  8. #280e42
  9. #1b0a2c
  10. #0d0516
  11. #000000

Tints

#8530dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8530dd
  2. #9145e0
  3. #9d59e4
  4. #aa6ee7
  5. #b683eb
  6. #c298ee
  7. #ceacf1
  8. #dac1f5
  9. #e7d6f8
  10. #f3eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8530dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8530dd
  2. #8538d4
  3. #8440ca
  4. #8448c1
  5. #8350b8
  6. #8358af
  7. #8260a5
  8. #82689c
  9. #817093
  10. #817889
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7253a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c52e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4652db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7951b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8530dd {
  color: #8530dd;
}
Background
.bg-8530dd {
  background-color: #8530dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8530dd {
  border: 2px solid #8530dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8530dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 48 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8530dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8530dd, #db30dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8530dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 48 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 0.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.69 #7acf22 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8530dd  rgb(133, 48, 221)  hsl(269, 72%, 53%)  Blue Violet
#88dd30  rgb(136, 221, 48)  hsl(89, 72%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#dd8530  rgb(221, 133, 48)  hsl(29, 72%, 53%)  Cadmium Orange
#30dd85  rgb(48, 221, 133)  hsl(149, 72%, 53%)  Emerald