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#8A2BD5

#8a2bd5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.21% cyan, 79.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 273.53°, with 66.93% 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 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 1.75.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1194

Complementary

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #76d52b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #cbd52b
  3. #2bd535

Analogous

  1. #352bd5
  2. #8a2bd5
  3. #d52bcb

Triadic

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #d58a2b
  3. #2bd58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #d52b76
  3. #76d52b
  4. #2bd58a

Square

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #d5352b
  3. #76d52b
  4. #2bcbd5

Monochromatic

  1. #381156
  2. #611e96
  3. #8a2bd5
  4. #ad6be2
  5. #d0abee

Shades

#8a2bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #7c27c0
  3. #6e22aa
  4. #611e95
  5. #531a80
  6. #45166b
  7. #371155
  8. #290d40
  9. #1c092b
  10. #0e0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #9640d9
  3. #a155dd
  4. #ad6be2
  5. #b980e6
  6. #c595ea
  7. #d0aaee
  8. #dcbff2
  9. #e8d5f7
  10. #f3eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bd5
  2. #8934cd
  3. #883cc4
  4. #8745bc
  5. #864db3
  6. #8556ab
  7. #845ea2
  8. #83679a
  9. #826f91
  10. #817889
  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 #74519d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b5981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444fd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f50d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #814ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bd5 {
  color: #8a2bd5;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bd5 {
  background-color: #8a2bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bd5, #d52bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 213 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.58 #75d42a Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2bd5  rgb(138, 43, 213)  hsl(274, 67%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#76d52b  rgb(118, 213, 43)  hsl(94, 67%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#d58a2b  rgb(213, 138, 43)  hsl(34, 67%, 50%)  Fulvous
#2bd58a  rgb(43, 213, 138)  hsl(154, 67%, 50%)  Emerald