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#862DEE

#862dee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#862dee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 17.65% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.7% cyan, 81.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 267.67°, with 85.02% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #862dee
  2. #95ee2d

Split complementary

  1. #862dee
  2. #eee72d
  3. #34ee2d

Analogous

  1. #2d34ee
  2. #862dee
  3. #e72dee

Triadic

  1. #862dee
  2. #ee862d
  3. #2dee86

Tetradic

  1. #862dee
  2. #ee2d95
  3. #95ee2d
  4. #2dee86

Square

  1. #862dee
  2. #ee2d34
  3. #95ee2d
  4. #2deee7

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a78
  2. #600fbf
  3. #862dee
  4. #af74f4
  5. #d8bbf9

Shades

#862dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #862dee
  2. #7929d6
  3. #6b24be
  4. #5e20a7
  5. #501b8f
  6. #431777
  7. #36125f
  8. #280e47
  9. #1b0930
  10. #0d0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#862dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #862dee
  2. #9242f0
  3. #9e57f1
  4. #aa6cf3
  5. #b681f5
  6. #c396f7
  7. #cfabf8
  8. #dbc0fa
  9. #e7d5fc
  10. #f3eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#862dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #862dee
  2. #8535e3
  3. #853ed8
  4. #8446cd
  5. #844ec2
  6. #8357b7
  7. #825fac
  8. #8267a1
  9. #816f96
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7454ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a6690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f55f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c53ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7654bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-862dee {
  color: #862dee;
}
Background
.bg-862dee {
  background-color: #862dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-862dee {
  border: 2px solid #862dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #862dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 45 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-862dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #862dee, #e72dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-862dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 45 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.25 #79d211 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#862dee  rgb(134, 45, 238)  hsl(268, 85%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#95ee2d  rgb(149, 238, 45)  hsl(88, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#ee862d  rgb(238, 134, 45)  hsl(28, 85%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2dee86  rgb(45, 238, 134)  hsl(148, 85%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green