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#893BEB

#893beb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#893beb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 23.14% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.7% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 266.59°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #893beb
  2. #9deb3b

Split complementary

  1. #893beb
  2. #ebe13b
  3. #45eb3b

Analogous

  1. #3b45eb
  2. #893beb
  3. #e13beb

Triadic

  1. #893beb
  2. #eb893b
  3. #3beb89

Tetradic

  1. #893beb
  2. #eb3b9d
  3. #9deb3b
  4. #3beb89

Square

  1. #893beb
  2. #eb3b45
  3. #9deb3b
  4. #3bebe1

Monochromatic

  1. #400d80
  2. #6314c5
  3. #893beb
  4. #b380f2
  5. #ddc6f9

Shades

#893beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #893beb
  2. #7b35d4
  3. #6e2fbc
  4. #6029a5
  5. #52238d
  6. #451e76
  7. #37185e
  8. #291247
  9. #1b0c2f
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#893beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #893beb
  2. #954fed
  3. #a162ef
  4. #ac76f1
  5. #b889f3
  6. #c49df5
  7. #d0b1f7
  8. #dcc4f9
  9. #e7d8fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#893beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #893beb
  2. #8842e0
  3. #8749d6
  4. #8650cb
  5. #8557c0
  6. #855eb6
  7. #8464ab
  8. #836ba0
  9. #827295
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4859e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b5bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-893beb {
  color: #893beb;
}
Background
.bg-893beb {
  background-color: #893beb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-893beb {
  border: 2px solid #893beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #893beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 59 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-893beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #893beb, #e13beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-893beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 59 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.03 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.56 #76c414 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#893beb  rgb(137, 59, 235)  hsl(267, 81%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9deb3b  rgb(157, 235, 59)  hsl(87, 81%, 58%)  Inchworm
#eb893b  rgb(235, 137, 59)  hsl(27, 81%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3beb89  rgb(59, 235, 137)  hsl(147, 81%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green