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#8718EA

#8718ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8718ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 9.41% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.31% cyan, 89.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 271.71°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1174

Complementary

  1. #8718ea
  2. #7bea18

Split complementary

  1. #8718ea
  2. #e4ea18
  3. #18ea1e

Analogous

  1. #1e18ea
  2. #8718ea
  3. #ea18e4

Triadic

  1. #8718ea
  2. #ea8718
  3. #18ea87

Tetradic

  1. #8718ea
  2. #ea187b
  3. #7bea18
  4. #18ea87

Square

  1. #8718ea
  2. #ea1e18
  3. #7bea18
  4. #18e4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #370960
  2. #5f0fa6
  3. #8718ea
  4. #ab5ef0
  5. #d0a4f7

Shades

#8718ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8718ea
  2. #7a16d3
  3. #6c13bb
  4. #5f11a4
  5. #510e8c
  6. #440c75
  7. #360a5e
  8. #290746
  9. #1b052f
  10. #0e0217
  11. #000000

Tints

#8718ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8718ea
  2. #932fec
  3. #9f46ee
  4. #ab5df0
  5. #b774f2
  6. #c38cf5
  7. #cfa3f7
  8. #dbbaf9
  9. #e7d1fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8718ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8718ea
  2. #8622df
  3. #862dd5
  4. #8537ca
  5. #8442c0
  6. #844cb5
  7. #8356aa
  8. #8261a0
  9. #816b95
  10. #81768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e5e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b4ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #794bb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8718ea {
  color: #8718ea;
}
Background
.bg-8718ea {
  background-color: #8718ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8718ea {
  border: 2px solid #8718ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8718ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 24 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8718ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8718ea, #ea18e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8718ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 24 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.52 #78e715 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8718ea  rgb(135, 24, 234)  hsl(272, 83%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#7bea18  rgb(123, 234, 24)  hsl(92, 83%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#ea8718  rgb(234, 135, 24)  hsl(32, 83%, 51%)  Tangerine
#18ea87  rgb(24, 234, 135)  hsl(152, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green