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#893CE2

#893ce2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#893ce2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 23.53% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.38% cyan, 73.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 267.83°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #893ce2
  2. #95e23c

Split complementary

  1. #893ce2
  2. #e2dc3c
  3. #42e23c

Analogous

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #893ce2
  3. #dc3ce2

Triadic

  1. #893ce2
  2. #e2893c
  3. #3ce289

Tetradic

  1. #893ce2
  2. #e23c95
  3. #95e23c
  4. #3ce289

Square

  1. #893ce2
  2. #e23c42
  3. #95e23c
  4. #3ce2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1174
  2. #631bb6
  3. #893ce2
  4. #b17fec
  5. #dac1f6

Shades

#893ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #893ce2
  2. #7b36cb
  3. #6e30b5
  4. #602a9e
  5. #522488
  6. #451e71
  7. #37185a
  8. #291244
  9. #1b0c2d
  10. #0e0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#893ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #893ce2
  2. #9550e5
  3. #a163e8
  4. #ac77eb
  5. #b88aee
  6. #c49ef1
  7. #d0b1f3
  8. #dcc5f6
  9. #e7d8f9
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#893ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #893ce2
  2. #8843d8
  3. #874ace
  4. #8650c5
  5. #8557bb
  6. #855eb1
  7. #8465a7
  8. #836c9d
  9. #827294
  10. #81798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74678c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d59e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d59b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-893ce2 {
  color: #893ce2;
}
Background
.bg-893ce2 {
  background-color: #893ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-893ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #893ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #893ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 60 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-893ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #893ce2, #dc3ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-893ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 60 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.58 #76c31d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#893ce2  rgb(137, 60, 226)  hsl(268, 74%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#95e23c  rgb(149, 226, 60)  hsl(88, 74%, 56%)  Inchworm
#e2893c  rgb(226, 137, 60)  hsl(28, 74%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#3ce289  rgb(60, 226, 137)  hsl(148, 74%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green