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#8734EA

#8734ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8734ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 20.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.31% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 267.36°, with 81.25% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #8734ea
  2. #97ea34

Split complementary

  1. #8734ea
  2. #eae234
  3. #3cea34

Analogous

  1. #343cea
  2. #8734ea
  3. #e234ea

Triadic

  1. #8734ea
  2. #ea8734
  3. #34ea87

Tetradic

  1. #8734ea
  2. #ea3497
  3. #97ea34
  4. #34ea87

Square

  1. #8734ea
  2. #ea343c
  3. #97ea34
  4. #34eae2

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0c79
  2. #6114be
  3. #8734ea
  4. #b079f1
  5. #d9bff8

Shades

#8734ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8734ea
  2. #7a2fd3
  3. #6c2abb
  4. #5f24a4
  5. #511f8c
  6. #441a75
  7. #36155e
  8. #291046
  9. #1b0a2f
  10. #0e0517
  11. #000000

Tints

#8734ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8734ea
  2. #9348ec
  3. #9f5dee
  4. #ab71f0
  5. #b785f2
  6. #c39af5
  7. #cfaef7
  8. #dbc2f9
  9. #e7d6fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8734ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8734ea
  2. #863cdf
  3. #8643d5
  4. #854bca
  5. #8452c0
  6. #845ab5
  7. #8362aa
  8. #8269a0
  9. #817195
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7557ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e678f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3857ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4355e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7957bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8734ea {
  color: #8734ea;
}
Background
.bg-8734ea {
  background-color: #8734ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8734ea {
  border: 2px solid #8734ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8734ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 52 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8734ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8734ea, #e234ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8734ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 52 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.87 #78cb15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8734ea  rgb(135, 52, 234)  hsl(267, 81%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#97ea34  rgb(151, 234, 52)  hsl(87, 81%, 56%)  Inchworm
#ea8734  rgb(234, 135, 52)  hsl(27, 81%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#34ea87  rgb(52, 234, 135)  hsl(147, 81%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green