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#8A14EC

#8a14ec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a14ec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 7.84% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 91.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 272.78°, with 85.04% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #76ec14

Split complementary

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #e2ec14
  3. #14ec1e

Analogous

  1. #1e14ec
  2. #8a14ec
  3. #ec14e2

Triadic

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #ec8a14
  3. #14ec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #ec1476
  3. #76ec14
  4. #14ec8a

Square

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #ec1e14
  3. #76ec14
  4. #14e2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #38085f
  2. #610da6
  3. #8a14ec
  4. #ad5bf2
  5. #d0a2f7

Shades

#8a14ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #7c12d4
  3. #6e10bd
  4. #610ea5
  5. #530c8e
  6. #450a76
  7. #37085e
  8. #290647
  9. #1c042f
  10. #0e0218
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a14ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #962cee
  3. #a143f0
  4. #ad5bf2
  5. #b972f4
  6. #c58af6
  7. #d0a1f7
  8. #dcb9f9
  9. #e8d0fb
  10. #f3e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a14ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a14ec
  2. #891fe1
  3. #882ad6
  4. #8734cc
  5. #863fc1
  6. #854ab6
  7. #8455ab
  8. #8360a0
  9. #826a96
  10. #81758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #725d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c4aba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a14ec {
  color: #8a14ec;
}
Background
.bg-8a14ec {
  background-color: #8a14ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a14ec {
  border: 2px solid #8a14ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a14ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 20 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a14ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a14ec, #ec14e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a14ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 20 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.85 #75eb13 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a14ec  rgb(138, 20, 236)  hsl(273, 85%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#76ec14  rgb(118, 236, 20)  hsl(93, 85%, 50%)  Lawn Green
#ec8a14  rgb(236, 138, 20)  hsl(33, 85%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#14ec8a  rgb(20, 236, 138)  hsl(153, 85%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green