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#8A2DEB

#8a2deb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2deb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.65% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 269.37°, with 82.61% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #8eeb2d

Split complementary

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #ebe92d
  3. #2feb2d

Analogous

  1. #2d2feb
  2. #8a2deb
  3. #e92deb

Triadic

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #eb8a2d
  3. #2deb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #eb2d8e
  3. #8eeb2d
  4. #2deb8a

Square

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #eb2d2f
  3. #8eeb2d
  4. #2debe9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0b74
  2. #6412ba
  3. #8a2deb
  4. #b173f2
  5. #d8b9f8

Shades

#8a2deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #7c29d4
  3. #6e24bc
  4. #6120a5
  5. #531b8d
  6. #451776
  7. #37125e
  8. #290e47
  9. #1c092f
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #9642ed
  3. #a157ef
  4. #ad6cf1
  5. #b981f3
  6. #c596f5
  7. #d0abf7
  8. #dcc0f9
  9. #e8d5fb
  10. #f3eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2deb
  2. #8935e0
  3. #883ed6
  4. #8746cb
  5. #864ec0
  6. #8557b6
  7. #845fab
  8. #8367a0
  9. #826f95
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7655ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72648e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3855ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4453e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c53bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2deb {
  color: #8a2deb;
}
Background
.bg-8a2deb {
  background-color: #8a2deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2deb {
  border: 2px solid #8a2deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 45 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2deb, #e92deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 45 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.87 #75d214 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2deb  rgb(138, 45, 235)  hsl(269, 83%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#8eeb2d  rgb(142, 235, 45)  hsl(89, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#eb8a2d  rgb(235, 138, 45)  hsl(29, 83%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#2deb8a  rgb(45, 235, 138)  hsl(149, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green