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#8942D6

#8942d6 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8942d6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 25.88% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 69.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 268.78°, with 64.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 3.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #8942d6
  2. #8fd642

Split complementary

  1. #8942d6
  2. #d6d342
  3. #45d642

Analogous

  1. #4245d6
  2. #8942d6
  3. #d342d6

Triadic

  1. #8942d6
  2. #d68942
  3. #42d689

Tetradic

  1. #8942d6
  2. #d6428f
  3. #8fd642
  4. #42d689

Square

  1. #8942d6
  2. #d64245
  3. #8fd642
  4. #42d6d3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1768
  2. #6324a7
  3. #8942d6
  4. #b081e4
  5. #d7c0f1

Shades

#8942d6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8942d6
  2. #7b3bc1
  3. #6e35ab
  4. #602e96
  5. #522880
  6. #45216b
  7. #371a56
  8. #291440
  9. #1b0d2b
  10. #0e0715
  11. #000000

Tints

#8942d6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8942d6
  2. #9555da
  3. #a168de
  4. #ac7be2
  5. #b88ee6
  6. #c4a1eb
  7. #d0b3ef
  8. #dcc6f3
  9. #e7d9f7
  10. #f3ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8942d6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8942d6
  2. #8848cd
  3. #874ec5
  4. #8655bc
  5. #855bb4
  6. #8561ab
  7. #8467a2
  8. #836d9a
  9. #827491
  10. #817a89
  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 #775ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #796587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d5bd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f59ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8942d6 {
  color: #8942d6;
}
Background
.bg-8942d6 {
  background-color: #8942d6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8942d6 {
  border: 2px solid #8942d6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8942d6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 66 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 64% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8942d6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8942d6, #d342d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8942d6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 66 214 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.93 #76bd29 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8942d6  rgb(137, 66, 214)  hsl(269, 64%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#8fd642  rgb(143, 214, 66)  hsl(89, 64%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#d68942  rgb(214, 137, 66)  hsl(29, 64%, 55%)  Peru
#42d689  rgb(66, 214, 137)  hsl(149, 64%, 55%)  Emerald