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#862EDD

#862edd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#862edd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.37% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 270.17°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #862edd
  2. #85dd2e

Split complementary

  1. #862edd
  2. #dddd2e
  3. #2edd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #862edd
  3. #dd2edd

Triadic

  1. #862edd
  2. #dd862e
  3. #2edd86

Tetradic

  1. #862edd
  2. #dd2e85
  3. #85dd2e
  4. #2edd86

Square

  1. #862edd
  2. #dd2e2e
  3. #85dd2e
  4. #2edddd

Monochromatic

  1. #391062
  2. #601ba4
  3. #862edd
  4. #ac70e8
  5. #d2b2f2

Shades

#862edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #862edd
  2. #7929c7
  3. #6b25b1
  4. #5e209b
  5. #501c85
  6. #43176f
  7. #361258
  8. #280e42
  9. #1b092c
  10. #0d0516
  11. #000000

Tints

#862edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #862edd
  2. #9243e0
  3. #9e58e4
  4. #aa6de7
  5. #b682eb
  6. #c397ee
  7. #cfabf1
  8. #dbc0f5
  9. #e7d5f8
  10. #f3eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#862edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #862edd
  2. #8536d4
  3. #853eca
  4. #8447c1
  5. #844fb8
  6. #8357af
  7. #825fa5
  8. #82679c
  9. #817093
  10. #817889
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7252a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #725f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c51e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4751db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a4fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-862edd {
  color: #862edd;
}
Background
.bg-862edd {
  background-color: #862edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-862edd {
  border: 2px solid #862edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #862edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-862edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #862edd, #dd2edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-862edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 0.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.70 #79d122 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#862edd  rgb(134, 46, 221)  hsl(270, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#85dd2e  rgb(133, 221, 46)  hsl(90, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#dd862e  rgb(221, 134, 46)  hsl(30, 72%, 52%)  Fulvous
#2edd86  rgb(46, 221, 134)  hsl(150, 72%, 52%)  Emerald