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#8726E2

#8726e2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8726e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 14.9% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.27% cyan, 83.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 270.96°, with 76.42% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 0.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1203

Complementary

  1. #8726e2
  2. #81e226

Split complementary

  1. #8726e2
  2. #dfe226
  3. #26e229

Analogous

  1. #2926e2
  2. #8726e2
  3. #e226df

Triadic

  1. #8726e2
  2. #e28726
  3. #26e287

Tetradic

  1. #8726e2
  2. #e22681
  3. #81e226
  4. #26e287

Square

  1. #8726e2
  2. #e22926
  3. #81e226
  4. #26dfe2

Monochromatic

  1. #390d62
  2. #6016a5
  3. #8726e2
  4. #ac69eb
  5. #d2adf4

Shades

#8726e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8726e2
  2. #7a22cb
  3. #6c1eb5
  4. #5f1b9e
  5. #511788
  6. #441371
  7. #360f5a
  8. #290b44
  9. #1b082d
  10. #0e0417
  11. #000000

Tints

#8726e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8726e2
  2. #933ce5
  3. #9f51e8
  4. #ab67eb
  5. #b77dee
  6. #c393f1
  7. #cfa8f3
  8. #dbbef6
  9. #e7d4f9
  10. #f3e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8726e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8726e2
  2. #862fd8
  3. #8638ce
  4. #8541c5
  5. #844abb
  6. #8453b1
  7. #835ca7
  8. #82659d
  9. #816e94
  10. #81778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7250a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #725e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #374fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434fe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b4db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8726e2 {
  color: #8726e2;
}
Background
.bg-8726e2 {
  background-color: #8726e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8726e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8726e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8726e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 38 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8726e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8726e2, #e226df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8726e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 38 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 0.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.21 #78d91d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8726e2  rgb(135, 38, 226)  hsl(271, 76%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#81e226  rgb(129, 226, 38)  hsl(91, 76%, 52%)  Lawn Green
#e28726  rgb(226, 135, 38)  hsl(31, 76%, 52%)  Fulvous
#26e287  rgb(38, 226, 135)  hsl(151, 76%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green