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#8905EB

#8905eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8905eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 1.96% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.7% cyan, 97.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 274.43°, with 95.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #8905eb
  2. #67eb05

Split complementary

  1. #8905eb
  2. #daeb05
  3. #05eb16

Analogous

  1. #1605eb
  2. #8905eb
  3. #eb05da

Triadic

  1. #8905eb
  2. #eb8905
  3. #05eb89

Tetradic

  1. #8905eb
  2. #eb0567
  3. #67eb05
  4. #05eb89

Square

  1. #8905eb
  2. #eb1605
  3. #67eb05
  4. #05daeb

Monochromatic

  1. #320255
  2. #5d03a0
  3. #8905eb
  4. #ac42fb
  5. #cd8cfd

Shades

#8905eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8905eb
  2. #7b05d4
  3. #6e04bc
  4. #6004a5
  5. #52038d
  6. #450376
  7. #37025e
  8. #290247
  9. #1b012f
  10. #0e0118
  11. #000000

Tints

#8905eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8905eb
  2. #951eed
  3. #a137ef
  4. #ac50f1
  5. #b869f3
  6. #c482f5
  7. #d09bf7
  8. #dcb4f9
  9. #e7cdfb
  10. #f3e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8905eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8905eb
  2. #8811e0
  3. #871ed6
  4. #862acb
  5. #8536c0
  6. #8543b6
  7. #844fab
  8. #835ba0
  9. #826795
  10. #81748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #715b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #294aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a49e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b47b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8905eb {
  color: #8905eb;
}
Background
.bg-8905eb {
  background-color: #8905eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8905eb {
  border: 2px solid #8905eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8905eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 5 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8905eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8905eb, #eb05da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8905eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 5 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.57 #76fa14 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8905eb  rgb(137, 5, 235)  hsl(274, 96%, 47%)  Blue Violet
#67eb05  rgb(103, 235, 5)  hsl(94, 96%, 47%)  Lawn Green
#eb8905  rgb(235, 137, 5)  hsl(34, 96%, 47%)  Fulvous
#05eb89  rgb(5, 235, 137)  hsl(154, 96%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green