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#8738E5

#8738e5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8738e5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 21.96% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.05% cyan, 75.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 267.4°, with 76.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #8738e5
  2. #96e538

Split complementary

  1. #8738e5
  2. #e5de38
  3. #3fe538

Analogous

  1. #383fe5
  2. #8738e5
  3. #de38e5

Triadic

  1. #8738e5
  2. #e58738
  3. #38e587

Tetradic

  1. #8738e5
  2. #e53896
  3. #96e538
  4. #38e587

Square

  1. #8738e5
  2. #e5383f
  3. #96e538
  4. #38e5de

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0f75
  2. #6118b8
  3. #8738e5
  4. #b07cee
  5. #d9bff7

Shades

#8738e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8738e5
  2. #7a32ce
  3. #6c2db7
  4. #5f27a0
  5. #512289
  6. #441c73
  7. #36165c
  8. #291145
  9. #1b0b2e
  10. #0e0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#8738e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8738e5
  2. #934ce8
  3. #9f60ea
  4. #ab74ed
  5. #b788ef
  6. #c39cf2
  7. #cfaff5
  8. #dbc3f7
  9. #e7d7fa
  10. #f3ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8738e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8738e5
  2. #863fdb
  3. #8646d1
  4. #854ec7
  5. #8455bd
  6. #845cb3
  7. #8363a8
  8. #826a9e
  9. #817294
  10. #81798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7558a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e58e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4757e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a57b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8738e5 {
  color: #8738e5;
}
Background
.bg-8738e5 {
  background-color: #8738e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8738e5 {
  border: 2px solid #8738e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8738e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 56 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8738e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8738e5, #de38e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8738e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 56 229 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.60 #78c71a Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8738e5  rgb(135, 56, 229)  hsl(267, 77%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#96e538  rgb(150, 229, 56)  hsl(87, 77%, 56%)  Inchworm
#e58738  rgb(229, 135, 56)  hsl(27, 77%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#38e587  rgb(56, 229, 135)  hsl(147, 77%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green