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#893AEE

#893aee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#893aee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 22.75% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.44% cyan, 75.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 266.33°, with 84.11% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #893aee
  2. #9fee3a

Split complementary

  1. #893aee
  2. #eee33a
  3. #45ee3a

Analogous

  1. #3a45ee
  2. #893aee
  3. #e33aee

Triadic

  1. #893aee
  2. #ee893a
  3. #3aee89

Tetradic

  1. #893aee
  2. #ee3a9f
  3. #9fee3a
  4. #3aee89

Square

  1. #893aee
  2. #ee3a45
  3. #9fee3a
  4. #3aeee3

Monochromatic

  1. #400b84
  2. #6211ca
  3. #893aee
  4. #b380f4
  5. #ddc7fa

Shades

#893aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #893aee
  2. #7b34d6
  3. #6e2ebe
  4. #6029a7
  5. #52238f
  6. #451d77
  7. #37175f
  8. #291147
  9. #1b0c30
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#893aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #893aee
  2. #954ef0
  3. #a161f1
  4. #ac75f3
  5. #b889f5
  6. #c49df7
  7. #d0b0f8
  8. #dcc4fa
  9. #e7d8fc
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#893aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #893aee
  2. #8841e3
  3. #8748d8
  4. #864fcd
  5. #8556c2
  6. #855db7
  7. #8464ac
  8. #836ba1
  9. #827296
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4559ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a5bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-893aee {
  color: #893aee;
}
Background
.bg-893aee {
  background-color: #893aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-893aee {
  border: 2px solid #893aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #893aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 58 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-893aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #893aee, #e33aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-893aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 58 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.00 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.63 #76c511 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#893aee  rgb(137, 58, 238)  hsl(266, 84%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9fee3a  rgb(159, 238, 58)  hsl(86, 84%, 58%)  Inchworm
#ee893a  rgb(238, 137, 58)  hsl(26, 84%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3aee89  rgb(58, 238, 137)  hsl(146, 84%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green