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#853BDD

#853bdd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#853bdd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 23.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 267.41°, with 70.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #853bdd
  2. #93dd3b

Split complementary

  1. #853bdd
  2. #ddd63b
  3. #42dd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b42dd
  2. #853bdd
  3. #d63bdd

Triadic

  1. #853bdd
  2. #dd853b
  3. #3bdd85

Tetradic

  1. #853bdd
  2. #dd3b93
  3. #93dd3b
  4. #3bdd85

Square

  1. #853bdd
  2. #dd3b42
  3. #93dd3b
  4. #3bddd6

Monochromatic

  1. #3c136c
  2. #601ead
  3. #853bdd
  4. #ae7ce8
  5. #d6bdf4

Shades

#853bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #853bdd
  2. #7835c7
  3. #6a2fb1
  4. #5d299b
  5. #502385
  6. #431e6f
  7. #351858
  8. #281242
  9. #1b0c2c
  10. #0d0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#853bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #853bdd
  2. #914fe0
  3. #9d62e4
  4. #aa76e7
  5. #b689eb
  6. #c29dee
  7. #ceb1f1
  8. #dac4f5
  9. #e7d8f8
  10. #f3ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#853bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #853bdd
  2. #8542d4
  3. #8449ca
  4. #8450c1
  5. #8357b8
  6. #835eaf
  7. #8264a5
  8. #826b9c
  9. #817293
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7458a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4258e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a57db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7957b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-853bdd {
  color: #853bdd;
}
Background
.bg-853bdd {
  background-color: #853bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-853bdd {
  border: 2px solid #853bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #853bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 59 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-853bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #853bdd, #d63bdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-853bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 59 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.31 #7ac422 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#853bdd  rgb(133, 59, 221)  hsl(267, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#93dd3b  rgb(147, 221, 59)  hsl(87, 70%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#dd853b  rgb(221, 133, 59)  hsl(27, 70%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3bdd85  rgb(59, 221, 133)  hsl(147, 70%, 55%)  Emerald