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#8904EA

#8904ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8904ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 1.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.45% cyan, 98.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 274.7°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #8904ea
  2. #65ea04

Split complementary

  1. #8904ea
  2. #d8ea04
  3. #04ea16

Analogous

  1. #1604ea
  2. #8904ea
  3. #ea04d8

Triadic

  1. #8904ea
  2. #ea8904
  3. #04ea89

Tetradic

  1. #8904ea
  2. #ea0465
  3. #65ea04
  4. #04ea89

Square

  1. #8904ea
  2. #ea1604
  3. #65ea04
  4. #04d8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #310154
  2. #5d039f
  3. #8904ea
  4. #ac3ffc
  5. #cd8afd

Shades

#8904ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8904ea
  2. #7b04d3
  3. #6e03bb
  4. #6003a4
  5. #52028c
  6. #450275
  7. #37025e
  8. #290146
  9. #1b012f
  10. #0e0017
  11. #000000

Tints

#8904ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8904ea
  2. #951dec
  3. #a136ee
  4. #ac4ff0
  5. #b868f2
  6. #c482f5
  7. #d09bf7
  8. #dcb4f9
  9. #e7cdfb
  10. #f3e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8904ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8904ea
  2. #8810df
  3. #871dd5
  4. #8629ca
  5. #8536c0
  6. #8542b5
  7. #844eaa
  8. #835ba0
  9. #826795
  10. #81748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #725a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2949ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b49e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c47b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8904ea {
  color: #8904ea;
}
Background
.bg-8904ea {
  background-color: #8904ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8904ea {
  border: 2px solid #8904ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8904ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 4 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8904ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8904ea, #ea04d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8904ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 4 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #76fb15 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8904ea  rgb(137, 4, 234)  hsl(275, 97%, 47%)  Blue Violet
#65ea04  rgb(101, 234, 4)  hsl(95, 97%, 47%)  Lawn Green
#ea8904  rgb(234, 137, 4)  hsl(35, 97%, 47%)  Fulvous
#04ea89  rgb(4, 234, 137)  hsl(155, 97%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green