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#8A2BE2

#8a2be2 Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • blueviolet
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#8a2be2 (Blue Violet) 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.94% cyan, 80.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 271.15°, with 75.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #83e22b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #dee22b
  3. #2be22f

Analogous

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #8a2be2
  3. #e22bde

Triadic

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #e28a2b
  3. #2be28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #e22b83
  3. #83e22b
  4. #2be28a

Square

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #e22f2b
  3. #83e22b
  4. #2bdee2

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0e66
  2. #6317a9
  3. #8a2be2
  4. #af6eeb
  5. #d4b2f4

Shades

#8a2be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #7c27cb
  3. #6e22b5
  4. #611e9e
  5. #531a88
  6. #451671
  7. #37115a
  8. #290d44
  9. #1c092d
  10. #0e0417
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #9640e5
  3. #a155e8
  4. #ad6beb
  5. #b980ee
  6. #c595f1
  7. #d0aaf3
  8. #dcbff6
  9. #e8d5f9
  10. #f3eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2be2
  2. #8934d8
  3. #883cce
  4. #8745c5
  5. #864dbb
  6. #8556b1
  7. #845ea7
  8. #83679d
  9. #826f94
  10. #81788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7552a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #765f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d52e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4952e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e4fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2be2 {
  color: #8a2be2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2be2 {
  background-color: #8a2be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2be2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2be2, #e22bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 226 / 0.35);
}

#8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.92 #75d41d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2be2  rgb(138, 43, 226)  hsl(271, 76%, 53%)  Blue Violet
#83e22b  rgb(131, 226, 43)  hsl(91, 76%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#e28a2b  rgb(226, 138, 43)  hsl(31, 76%, 53%)  Fulvous
#2be28a  rgb(43, 226, 138)  hsl(151, 76%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green