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#8737DB

#8737db ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8737db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 21.57% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.36% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 269.27°, with 69.49% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.13

Complementary

  1. #8737db
  2. #8bdb37

Split complementary

  1. #8737db
  2. #dbd937
  3. #39db37

Analogous

  1. #3739db
  2. #8737db
  3. #d937db

Triadic

  1. #8737db
  2. #db8737
  3. #37db87

Tetradic

  1. #8737db
  2. #db378b
  3. #8bdb37
  4. #37db87

Square

  1. #8737db
  2. #db3739
  3. #8bdb37
  4. #37dbd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1267
  2. #611ea7
  3. #8737db
  4. #ae78e7
  5. #d5b9f2

Shades

#8737db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8737db
  2. #7a32c5
  3. #6c2caf
  4. #5f2799
  5. #512183
  6. #441c6e
  7. #361658
  8. #291142
  9. #1b0b2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8737db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8737db
  2. #934bdf
  3. #9f5fe2
  4. #ab73e6
  5. #b787e9
  6. #c39bed
  7. #cfaff1
  8. #dbc3f4
  9. #e7d7f8
  10. #f3ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8737db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8737db
  2. #863ed2
  3. #8646c9
  4. #854dc0
  5. #8454b7
  6. #845cae
  7. #8363a4
  8. #826a9b
  9. #817192
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7456a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #746287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4356de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c55d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c54af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8737db {
  color: #8737db;
}
Background
.bg-8737db {
  background-color: #8737db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8737db {
  border: 2px solid #8737db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8737db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 55 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8737db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8737db, #d937db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8737db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 55 219 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.99 #78c824 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8737db  rgb(135, 55, 219)  hsl(269, 69%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#8bdb37  rgb(139, 219, 55)  hsl(89, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#db8737  rgb(219, 135, 55)  hsl(29, 69%, 54%)  Peru
#37db87  rgb(55, 219, 135)  hsl(149, 69%, 54%)  Emerald