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#883CDD

#883cdd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#883cdd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 23.53% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.46% cyan, 72.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 268.32°, with 70.31% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #883cdd
  2. #91dd3c

Split complementary

  1. #883cdd
  2. #ddd83c
  3. #41dd3c

Analogous

  1. #3c41dd
  2. #883cdd
  3. #d83cdd

Triadic

  1. #883cdd
  2. #dd883c
  3. #3cdd88

Tetradic

  1. #883cdd
  2. #dd3c91
  3. #91dd3c
  4. #3cdd88

Square

  1. #883cdd
  2. #dd3c41
  3. #91dd3c
  4. #3cddd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3d136d
  2. #621eae
  3. #883cdd
  4. #b07de8
  5. #d8bef4

Shades

#883cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #883cdd
  2. #7a36c7
  3. #6d30b1
  4. #5f2a9b
  5. #522485
  6. #441e6f
  7. #361858
  8. #291242
  9. #1b0c2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#883cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #883cdd
  2. #9450e0
  3. #a063e4
  4. #ac77e7
  5. #b88aeb
  6. #c49eee
  7. #cfb1f1
  8. #dbc5f5
  9. #e7d8f8
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#883cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #883cdd
  2. #8743d4
  3. #864aca
  4. #8650c1
  5. #8557b8
  6. #845eaf
  7. #8365a5
  8. #826c9c
  9. #827293
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7659a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #756589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4659e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e58db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d57b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-883cdd {
  color: #883cdd;
}
Background
.bg-883cdd {
  background-color: #883cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-883cdd {
  border: 2px solid #883cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #883cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 60 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-883cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #883cdd, #d83cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-883cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 60 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.42 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.59 #77c322 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#883cdd  rgb(136, 60, 221)  hsl(268, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#91dd3c  rgb(145, 221, 60)  hsl(88, 70%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#dd883c  rgb(221, 136, 60)  hsl(28, 70%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3cdd88  rgb(60, 221, 136)  hsl(148, 70%, 55%)  Emerald