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#8A22DC

#8a22dc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a22dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 13.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.27% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 273.55°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1171

Complementary

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #74dc22

Split complementary

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #d1dc22
  3. #22dc2d

Analogous

  1. #2d22dc
  2. #8a22dc
  3. #dc22d1

Triadic

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #dc8a22
  3. #22dc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #dc2274
  3. #74dc22
  4. #22dc8a

Square

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #dc2d22
  3. #74dc22
  4. #22d1dc

Monochromatic

  1. #370e57
  2. #60189a
  3. #8a22dc
  4. #ad64e7
  5. #d0a6f1

Shades

#8a22dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #7c1fc6
  3. #6e1bb0
  4. #61189a
  5. #531484
  6. #45116e
  7. #370e58
  8. #290a42
  9. #1c072c
  10. #0e0316
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a22dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #9638e0
  3. #a14ee3
  4. #ad64e7
  5. #b97aea
  6. #c591ee
  7. #d0a7f1
  8. #dcbdf5
  9. #e8d3f8
  10. #f3e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a22dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a22dc
  2. #892bd3
  3. #8835ca
  4. #873ec0
  5. #8648b7
  6. #8551ae
  7. #845aa5
  8. #83649c
  9. #826d92
  10. #817789
  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 #734ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #795984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8049ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a22dc {
  color: #8a22dc;
}
Background
.bg-8a22dc {
  background-color: #8a22dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a22dc {
  border: 2px solid #8a22dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a22dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 34 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a22dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a22dc, #dc22d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a22dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 34 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.79 #75dd23 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a22dc  rgb(138, 34, 220)  hsl(274, 73%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#74dc22  rgb(116, 220, 34)  hsl(94, 73%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#dc8a22  rgb(220, 138, 34)  hsl(34, 73%, 50%)  Fulvous
#22dc8a  rgb(34, 220, 138)  hsl(154, 73%, 50%)  Emerald