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#8729FF

#8729ff ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8729ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 16.08% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.06% cyan, 83.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 266.36°, with 100% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #8729ff
  2. #a1ff29

Split complementary

  1. #8729ff
  2. #fff229
  3. #36ff29

Analogous

  1. #2936ff
  2. #8729ff
  3. #f229ff

Triadic

  1. #8729ff
  2. #ff8729
  3. #29ff87

Tetradic

  1. #8729ff
  2. #ff29a1
  3. #a1ff29
  4. #29ff87

Square

  1. #8729ff
  2. #ff2936
  3. #a1ff29
  4. #29fff2

Monochromatic

  1. #3f008f
  2. #6000dc
  3. #8729ff
  4. #b276ff
  5. #ddc2ff

Shades

#8729ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8729ff
  2. #7a25e6
  3. #6c21cc
  4. #5f1db3
  5. #511999
  6. #441580
  7. #361066
  8. #290c4d
  9. #1b0833
  10. #0e041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8729ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8729ff
  2. #933eff
  3. #9f54ff
  4. #ab69ff
  5. #b77fff
  6. #c394ff
  7. #cfa9ff
  8. #dbbfff
  9. #e7d4ff
  10. #f3eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8729ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8729ff
  2. #8632f2
  3. #863ae6
  4. #8543d9
  5. #844ccc
  6. #8455c0
  7. #835db3
  8. #8266a6
  9. #816f99
  10. #81778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7656b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a57ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c53fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7358ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8729ff {
  color: #8729ff;
}
Background
.bg-8729ff {
  background-color: #8729ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8729ff {
  border: 2px solid #8729ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8729ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 41 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8729ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8729ff, #f229ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8729ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 41 255 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.52 #78d600 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8729ff  rgb(135, 41, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 58%)  Electric Violet
#a1ff29  rgb(161, 255, 41)  hsl(86, 100%, 58%)  Green Yellow
#ff8729  rgb(255, 135, 41)  hsl(26, 100%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#29ff87  rgb(41, 255, 135)  hsl(146, 100%, 58%)  Spring Green