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#8A23DF

#8a23df ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a23df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 13.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.12% cyan, 84.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 272.87°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.13.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1193

Complementary

  1. #8a23df
  2. #78df23

Split complementary

  1. #8a23df
  2. #d6df23
  3. #23df2c

Analogous

  1. #2c23df
  2. #8a23df
  3. #df23d6

Triadic

  1. #8a23df
  2. #df8a23
  3. #23df8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a23df
  2. #df2378
  3. #78df23
  4. #23df8a

Square

  1. #8a23df
  2. #df2c23
  3. #78df23
  4. #23d6df

Monochromatic

  1. #380d5c
  2. #61179e
  3. #8a23df
  4. #ae66e9
  5. #d1a9f2

Shades

#8a23df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a23df
  2. #7c20c9
  3. #6e1cb2
  4. #61199c
  5. #531586
  6. #451270
  7. #370e59
  8. #290b43
  9. #1c072d
  10. #0e0416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a23df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a23df
  2. #9639e2
  3. #a14fe5
  4. #ad65e9
  5. #b97bec
  6. #c591ef
  7. #d0a7f2
  8. #dcbdf5
  9. #e8d3f9
  10. #f3e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a23df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a23df
  2. #892cd6
  3. #8836cc
  4. #873fc3
  5. #8648b9
  6. #8552b0
  7. #845ba6
  8. #83649d
  9. #826d93
  10. #81778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775b86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c4ee2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f4bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a23df {
  color: #8a23df;
}
Background
.bg-8a23df {
  background-color: #8a23df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a23df {
  border: 2px solid #8a23df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a23df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 35 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a23df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a23df, #df23d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a23df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 35 223 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.67 #75dc20 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a23df  rgb(138, 35, 223)  hsl(273, 75%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#78df23  rgb(120, 223, 35)  hsl(93, 75%, 51%)  Lawn Green
#df8a23  rgb(223, 138, 35)  hsl(33, 75%, 51%)  Fulvous
#23df8a  rgb(35, 223, 138)  hsl(153, 75%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green