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#8A2BD3

#8a2bd3 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.86% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.6% cyan, 79.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 273.93°, with 66.14% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1183

Complementary

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #74d32b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #c8d32b
  3. #2bd336

Analogous

  1. #362bd3
  2. #8a2bd3
  3. #d32bc8

Triadic

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #d38a2b
  3. #2bd38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #d32b74
  3. #74d32b
  4. #2bd38a

Square

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #d3362b
  3. #74d32b
  4. #2bc8d3

Monochromatic

  1. #371154
  2. #601e93
  3. #8a2bd3
  4. #ad6ae1
  5. #d0a9ee

Shades

#8a2bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #7c27be
  3. #6e22a9
  4. #611e94
  5. #531a7f
  6. #45166a
  7. #371154
  8. #290d3f
  9. #1c092a
  10. #0e0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #9640d7
  3. #a155dc
  4. #ad6be0
  5. #b980e5
  6. #c595e9
  7. #d0aaed
  8. #dcbff2
  9. #e8d5f6
  10. #f3eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bd3
  2. #8934cb
  3. #883cc2
  4. #8745ba
  5. #864db2
  6. #8556aa
  7. #845ea1
  8. #836799
  9. #826f91
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73509c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c5880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454fd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5050d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #824aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bd3 {
  color: #8a2bd3;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bd3 {
  background-color: #8a2bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bd3, #d32bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 211 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.72 #75d42c Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2bd3  rgb(138, 43, 211)  hsl(274, 66%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#74d32b  rgb(116, 211, 43)  hsl(94, 66%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#d38a2b  rgb(211, 138, 43)  hsl(34, 66%, 50%)  Peru
#2bd38a  rgb(43, 211, 138)  hsl(154, 66%, 50%)  Emerald