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#8908F5

#8908f5 ≈ Electric Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8908f5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 3.14% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.08% cyan, 96.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 272.66°, with 93.68% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Violet (#8f00ff), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #8908f5
  2. #74f508

Split complementary

  1. #8908f5
  2. #ebf508
  3. #08f513

Analogous

  1. #1308f5
  2. #8908f5
  3. #f508eb

Triadic

  1. #8908f5
  2. #f58908
  3. #08f589

Tetradic

  1. #8908f5
  2. #f50874
  3. #74f508
  4. #08f589

Square

  1. #8908f5
  2. #f51308
  3. #74f508
  4. #08ebf5

Monochromatic

  1. #360361
  2. #6006ab
  3. #8908f5
  4. #ac50f9
  5. #cf9afc

Shades

#8908f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8908f5
  2. #7b07dd
  3. #6e06c4
  4. #6006ac
  5. #520593
  6. #45047b
  7. #370362
  8. #29024a
  9. #1b0231
  10. #0e0119
  11. #000000

Tints

#8908f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8908f5
  2. #9521f6
  3. #a139f7
  4. #ac52f8
  5. #b86bf9
  6. #c484fa
  7. #d09cfb
  8. #dcb5fc
  9. #e7cefd
  10. #f3e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8908f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8908f5
  2. #8814e9
  3. #8720de
  4. #862cd2
  5. #8538c6
  6. #8544bb
  7. #8450af
  8. #835ca3
  9. #826897
  10. #81748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ff1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d4df8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #324bf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #794cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8908f5 {
  color: #8908f5;
}
Background
.bg-8908f5 {
  background-color: #8908f5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8908f5 {
  border: 2px solid #8908f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8908f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 8 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8908f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8908f5, #f508eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8908f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 8 245 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 1.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.76 #76f70a Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Electric Violet
#8908f5  rgb(137, 8, 245)  hsl(273, 94%, 50%)  Electric Violet
#74f508  rgb(116, 245, 8)  hsl(93, 94%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#f58908  rgb(245, 137, 8)  hsl(33, 94%, 50%)  Tangerine
#08f589  rgb(8, 245, 137)  hsl(153, 94%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green