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#8A0EEB

#8a0eeb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a0eeb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 5.49% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 94.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 273.67°, with 88.76% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1172

Complementary

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #6feb0e

Split complementary

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #ddeb0e
  3. #0eeb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c0eeb
  2. #8a0eeb
  3. #eb0edd

Triadic

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #eb8a0e
  3. #0eeb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #eb0e6f
  3. #6feb0e
  4. #0eeb8a

Square

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #eb1c0e
  3. #6feb0e
  4. #0eddeb

Monochromatic

  1. #35055b
  2. #600aa3
  3. #8a0eeb
  4. #ad51f5
  5. #cf99f9

Shades

#8a0eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #7c0dd4
  3. #6e0bbc
  4. #610aa5
  5. #53088d
  6. #450776
  7. #37065e
  8. #290447
  9. #1c032f
  10. #0e0118
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #9626ed
  3. #a13eef
  4. #ad56f1
  5. #b96ef3
  6. #c587f5
  7. #d09ff7
  8. #dcb7f9
  9. #e8cffb
  10. #f3e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0eeb
  2. #8919e0
  3. #8825d6
  4. #8730cb
  5. #863cc0
  6. #8547b6
  7. #8452ab
  8. #835ea0
  9. #826995
  10. #81758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #735c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c4bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d49b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0eeb {
  color: #8a0eeb;
}
Background
.bg-8a0eeb {
  background-color: #8a0eeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0eeb {
  border: 2px solid #8a0eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 14 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0eeb, #eb0edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 14 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.79 #75f114 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a0eeb  rgb(138, 14, 235)  hsl(274, 89%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#6feb0e  rgb(111, 235, 14)  hsl(94, 89%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#eb8a0e  rgb(235, 138, 14)  hsl(34, 89%, 49%)  Fulvous
#0eeb8a  rgb(14, 235, 138)  hsl(154, 89%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green