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#8A2CF2

#8a2cf2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a2cf2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.25% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.98% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 268.48°, with 88.39% saturation and 56.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #94f22c

Split complementary

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #f2ed2c
  3. #31f22c

Analogous

  1. #2c31f2
  2. #8a2cf2
  3. #ed2cf2

Triadic

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #f28a2c
  3. #2cf28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #f22c94
  3. #94f22c
  4. #2cf28a

Square

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #f22c31
  3. #94f22c
  4. #2cf2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #40087d
  2. #640cc5
  3. #8a2cf2
  4. #b274f6
  5. #dabcfb

Shades

#8a2cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #7c28da
  3. #6e23c2
  4. #611fa9
  5. #531a91
  6. #451679
  7. #371261
  8. #290d49
  9. #1c0930
  10. #0e0418
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #9641f3
  3. #a156f5
  4. #ad6bf6
  5. #b980f7
  6. #c596f9
  7. #d0abfa
  8. #dcc0fb
  9. #e8d5fc
  10. #f3eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2cf2
  2. #8934e7
  3. #883ddb
  4. #8745d0
  5. #864ec4
  6. #8556b9
  7. #845eae
  8. #8367a2
  9. #826f97
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7755b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6792 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3256f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f54f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b55c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2cf2 {
  color: #8a2cf2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2cf2 {
  background-color: #8a2cf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 44 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2cf2, #ed2cf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 44 242 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.81 #75d30d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2cf2  rgb(138, 44, 242)  hsl(268, 88%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#94f22c  rgb(148, 242, 44)  hsl(88, 88%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#f28a2c  rgb(242, 138, 44)  hsl(28, 88%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#2cf28a  rgb(44, 242, 138)  hsl(148, 88%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green