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#8833CD

#8833cd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8833cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 20% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.66% cyan, 75.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 273.12°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1201

Complementary

  1. #8833cd
  2. #78cd33

Split complementary

  1. #8833cd
  2. #c5cd33
  3. #33cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b33cd
  2. #8833cd
  3. #cd33c5

Triadic

  1. #8833cd
  2. #cd8833
  3. #33cd88

Tetradic

  1. #8833cd
  2. #cd3378
  3. #78cd33
  4. #33cd88

Square

  1. #8833cd
  2. #cd3b33
  3. #78cd33
  4. #33c5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #371453
  2. #5f2390
  3. #8833cd
  4. #ac70dc
  5. #d0aeeb

Shades

#8833cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8833cd
  2. #7a2eb9
  3. #6d29a4
  4. #5f2490
  5. #521f7b
  6. #441a67
  7. #361452
  8. #290f3e
  9. #1b0a29
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8833cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8833cd
  2. #9447d2
  3. #a05cd7
  4. #ac70dc
  5. #b885e1
  6. #c499e6
  7. #cfadeb
  8. #dbc2f0
  9. #e7d6f5
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8833cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8833cd
  2. #873bc5
  3. #8642be
  4. #864ab6
  5. #8552ae
  6. #845aa7
  7. #83619f
  8. #826997
  9. #82718f
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b5a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4951d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5352cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #804da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8833cd {
  color: #8833cd;
}
Background
.bg-8833cd {
  background-color: #8833cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8833cd {
  border: 2px solid #8833cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8833cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 51 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8833cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8833cd, #cd33c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8833cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 51 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.42 #77cc32 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8833cd  rgb(136, 51, 205)  hsl(273, 61%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#78cd33  rgb(120, 205, 51)  hsl(93, 61%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#cd8833  rgb(205, 136, 51)  hsl(33, 61%, 50%)  Peru
#33cd88  rgb(51, 205, 136)  hsl(153, 61%, 50%)  Emerald