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#8A1CDA

#8a1cda ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a1cda is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 10.98% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.7% cyan, 87.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 274.74°, with 77.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #6cda1c

Split complementary

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #cbda1c
  3. #1cda2b

Analogous

  1. #2b1cda
  2. #8a1cda
  3. #da1ccb

Triadic

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #da8a1c
  3. #1cda8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #da1c6c
  3. #6cda1c
  4. #1cda8a

Square

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #da2b1c
  3. #6cda1c
  4. #1ccbda

Monochromatic

  1. #340b52
  2. #5f1396
  3. #8a1cda
  4. #ad59ea
  5. #ce9df2

Shades

#8a1cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #7c19c4
  3. #6e16ae
  4. #611499
  5. #531183
  6. #450e6d
  7. #370b57
  8. #290841
  9. #1c062c
  10. #0e0316
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a1cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #9633de
  3. #a149e1
  4. #ad60e5
  5. #b977e9
  6. #c58eed
  7. #d0a4f0
  8. #dcbbf4
  9. #e8d2f8
  10. #f3e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a1cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a1cda
  2. #8926d1
  3. #8830c8
  4. #873abf
  5. #8644b6
  6. #854ead
  7. #8458a4
  8. #83629b
  9. #826c92
  10. #817689
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #795782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8046ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a1cda {
  color: #8a1cda;
}
Background
.bg-8a1cda {
  background-color: #8a1cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a1cda {
  border: 2px solid #8a1cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a1cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 28 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a1cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a1cda, #da1ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a1cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 28 218 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.76 #75e325 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a1cda  rgb(138, 28, 218)  hsl(275, 77%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#6cda1c  rgb(108, 218, 28)  hsl(95, 77%, 48%)  Lime Green
#da8a1c  rgb(218, 138, 28)  hsl(35, 77%, 48%)  Fulvous
#1cda8a  rgb(28, 218, 138)  hsl(155, 77%, 48%)  Emerald