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#8637DA

#8637da ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8637da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 21.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.53% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 269.08°, with 68.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #8637da
  2. #8bda37

Split complementary

  1. #8637da
  2. #dad837
  3. #39da37

Analogous

  1. #3739da
  2. #8637da
  3. #d837da

Triadic

  1. #8637da
  2. #da8637
  3. #37da86

Tetradic

  1. #8637da
  2. #da378b
  3. #8bda37
  4. #37da86

Square

  1. #8637da
  2. #da3739
  3. #8bda37
  4. #37dad8

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1365
  2. #601fa6
  3. #8637da
  4. #ad78e6
  5. #d4b8f2

Shades

#8637da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8637da
  2. #7932c4
  3. #6b2cae
  4. #5e2799
  5. #502183
  6. #431c6d
  7. #361657
  8. #281141
  9. #1b0b2c
  10. #0d0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8637da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8637da
  2. #924bde
  3. #9e5fe1
  4. #aa73e5
  5. #b687e9
  6. #c39bed
  7. #cfaff0
  8. #dbc3f4
  9. #e7d7f8
  10. #f3ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8637da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8637da
  2. #853ed1
  3. #8546c8
  4. #844dbf
  5. #8454b6
  6. #835cad
  7. #8263a4
  8. #826a9b
  9. #817192
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7356a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #736187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4255dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c55d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b53ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8637da {
  color: #8637da;
}
Background
.bg-8637da {
  background-color: #8637da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8637da {
  border: 2px solid #8637da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8637da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 55 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8637da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8637da, #d837da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8637da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 55 218 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.93 #79c825 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8637da  rgb(134, 55, 218)  hsl(269, 69%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#8bda37  rgb(139, 218, 55)  hsl(89, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#da8637  rgb(218, 134, 55)  hsl(29, 69%, 54%)  Peru
#37da86  rgb(55, 218, 134)  hsl(149, 69%, 54%)  Emerald