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#8A2CD7

#8a2cd7 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2cd7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.25% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.81% cyan, 79.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 272.98°, with 68.13% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.44.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #79d72c

Split complementary

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #cfd72c
  3. #2cd734

Analogous

  1. #342cd7
  2. #8a2cd7
  3. #d72ccf

Triadic

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #d78a2c
  3. #2cd78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #d72c79
  3. #79d72c
  4. #2cd78a

Square

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #d7342c
  3. #79d72c
  4. #2ccfd7

Monochromatic

  1. #391159
  2. #611d99
  3. #8a2cd7
  4. #ae6ce3
  5. #d1adef

Shades

#8a2cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #7c28c2
  3. #6e23ac
  4. #611f97
  5. #531a81
  6. #45166c
  7. #371256
  8. #290d41
  9. #1c092b
  10. #0e0416
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #9641db
  3. #a156df
  4. #ad6be3
  5. #b980e7
  6. #c596eb
  7. #d0abef
  8. #dcc0f3
  9. #e8d5f7
  10. #f3eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2cd7
  2. #8934ce
  3. #883dc6
  4. #8745bd
  5. #864eb4
  6. #8556ac
  7. #845ea3
  8. #83679a
  9. #826f91
  10. #817889
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74519f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a5b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4450da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f51d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #814cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2cd7 {
  color: #8a2cd7;
}
Background
.bg-8a2cd7 {
  background-color: #8a2cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 44 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2cd7, #d72ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 44 215 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.50 #75d328 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2cd7  rgb(138, 44, 215)  hsl(273, 68%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#79d72c  rgb(121, 215, 44)  hsl(93, 68%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#d78a2c  rgb(215, 138, 44)  hsl(33, 68%, 51%)  Fulvous
#2cd78a  rgb(44, 215, 138)  hsl(153, 68%, 51%)  Emerald