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#8535CA

#8535ca ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8535ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 20.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.16% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 272.21°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.118

Complementary

  1. #8535ca
  2. #7aca35

Split complementary

  1. #8535ca
  2. #c5ca35
  3. #35ca3a

Analogous

  1. #3a35ca
  2. #8535ca
  3. #ca35c5

Triadic

  1. #8535ca
  2. #ca8535
  3. #35ca85

Tetradic

  1. #8535ca
  2. #ca357a
  3. #7aca35
  4. #35ca85

Square

  1. #8535ca
  2. #ca3a35
  3. #7aca35
  4. #35c5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #351551
  2. #5d258d
  3. #8535ca
  4. #aa72da
  5. #ceaeea

Shades

#8535ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8535ca
  2. #7830b6
  3. #6a2aa2
  4. #5d258d
  5. #502079
  6. #431b65
  7. #351551
  8. #28103d
  9. #1b0b28
  10. #0d0514
  11. #000000

Tints

#8535ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8535ca
  2. #9149cf
  3. #9d5dd5
  4. #aa72da
  5. #b686df
  6. #c29ae5
  7. #ceaeea
  8. #dac2ef
  9. #e7d7f4
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8535ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8535ca
  2. #853dc3
  3. #8444bb
  4. #844cb4
  5. #8353ac
  6. #835ba5
  7. #82629e
  8. #826a96
  9. #81718f
  10. #817987
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #715296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #785a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4851cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5152c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d4ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8535ca {
  color: #8535ca;
}
Background
.bg-8535ca {
  background-color: #8535ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8535ca {
  border: 2px solid #8535ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8535ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 53 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8535ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8535ca, #ca35c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8535ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 53 202 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.88 #7aca35 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8535ca  rgb(133, 53, 202)  hsl(272, 58%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#7aca35  rgb(122, 202, 53)  hsl(92, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#ca8535  rgb(202, 133, 53)  hsl(32, 58%, 50%)  Peru
#35ca85  rgb(53, 202, 133)  hsl(152, 58%, 50%)  Emerald