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#8809FF

#8809ff ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8809ff is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 3.53% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.67% cyan, 96.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 270.98°, with 100% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 0.94.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1265

Complementary

  1. #8809ff
  2. #80ff09

Split complementary

  1. #8809ff
  2. #fbff09
  3. #09ff0d

Analogous

  1. #0d09ff
  2. #8809ff
  3. #ff09fb

Triadic

  1. #8809ff
  2. #ff8809
  3. #09ff88

Tetradic

  1. #8809ff
  2. #ff0980
  3. #80ff09
  4. #09ff88

Square

  1. #8809ff
  2. #ff0d09
  3. #80ff09
  4. #09fbff

Monochromatic

  1. #39006f
  2. #6100bb
  3. #8809ff
  4. #ad55ff
  5. #d2a2ff

Shades

#8809ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8809ff
  2. #7a08e6
  3. #6d07cc
  4. #5f06b3
  5. #520599
  6. #440580
  7. #360466
  8. #29034d
  9. #1b0233
  10. #0e011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8809ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8809ff
  2. #9422ff
  3. #a03aff
  4. #ac53ff
  5. #b86bff
  6. #c484ff
  7. #cf9dff
  8. #dbb5ff
  9. #e7ceff
  10. #f3e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8809ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8809ff
  2. #8715f2
  3. #8621e6
  4. #862dd9
  5. #8539cc
  6. #8445c0
  7. #8350b3
  8. #825ca6
  9. #826899
  10. #81748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #656596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #244cfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7550c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8809ff {
  color: #8809ff;
}
Background
.bg-8809ff {
  background-color: #8809ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8809ff {
  border: 2px solid #8809ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8809ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 9 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8809ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8809ff, #ff09fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8809ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 9 255 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 0.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.49 #77f600 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8809ff  rgb(136, 9, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 52%)  Electric Violet
#80ff09  rgb(128, 255, 9)  hsl(91, 100%, 52%)  Chartreuse
#ff8809  rgb(255, 136, 9)  hsl(31, 100%, 52%)  Dark Orange
#09ff88  rgb(9, 255, 136)  hsl(151, 100%, 52%)  Spring Green