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#8716EA

#8716ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8716ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.31% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 271.98°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.1167

Complementary

  1. #8716ea
  2. #79ea16

Split complementary

  1. #8716ea
  2. #e3ea16
  3. #16ea1d

Analogous

  1. #1d16ea
  2. #8716ea
  3. #ea16e3

Triadic

  1. #8716ea
  2. #ea8716
  3. #16ea87

Tetradic

  1. #8716ea
  2. #ea1679
  3. #79ea16
  4. #16ea87

Square

  1. #8716ea
  2. #ea1d16
  3. #79ea16
  4. #16e3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #36095f
  2. #5f0fa5
  3. #8716ea
  4. #ab5cf0
  5. #cfa2f7

Shades

#8716ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8716ea
  2. #7a14d3
  3. #6c12bb
  4. #5f0fa4
  5. #510d8c
  6. #440b75
  7. #36095e
  8. #290746
  9. #1b042f
  10. #0e0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8716ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8716ea
  2. #932dec
  3. #9f45ee
  4. #ab5cf0
  5. #b773f2
  6. #c38bf5
  7. #cfa2f7
  8. #dbb9f9
  9. #e7d0fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8716ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8716ea
  2. #8621df
  3. #862bd5
  4. #8536ca
  5. #8440c0
  6. #844bb5
  7. #8356aa
  8. #8260a0
  9. #816b95
  10. #81758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a4ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #794ab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8716ea {
  color: #8716ea;
}
Background
.bg-8716ea {
  background-color: #8716ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8716ea {
  border: 2px solid #8716ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8716ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8716ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8716ea, #ea16e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8716ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.48 #78e915 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8716ea  rgb(135, 22, 234)  hsl(272, 83%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#79ea16  rgb(121, 234, 22)  hsl(92, 83%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#ea8716  rgb(234, 135, 22)  hsl(32, 83%, 50%)  Tangerine
#16ea87  rgb(22, 234, 135)  hsl(152, 83%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green