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#8A2EF5

#8a2ef5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a2ef5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.04% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.67% cyan, 81.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 267.74°, with 90.87% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #99f52e

Split complementary

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #f5ee2e
  3. #35f52e

Analogous

  1. #2e35f5
  2. #8a2ef5
  3. #ee2ef5

Triadic

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #f58a2e
  3. #2ef58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #f52e99
  3. #99f52e
  4. #2ef58a

Square

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #f52e35
  3. #99f52e
  4. #2ef5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #400684
  2. #640acd
  3. #8a2ef5
  4. #b377f8
  5. #dcc0fc

Shades

#8a2ef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #7c29dd
  3. #6e25c4
  4. #6120ac
  5. #531c93
  6. #45177b
  7. #371262
  8. #290e4a
  9. #1c0931
  10. #0e0519
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2ef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #9643f6
  3. #a158f7
  4. #ad6df8
  5. #b982f9
  6. #c597fa
  7. #d0abfb
  8. #dcc0fc
  9. #e8d5fd
  10. #f3eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2ef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2ef5
  2. #8936e9
  3. #883ede
  4. #8747d2
  5. #864fc6
  6. #8557bb
  7. #845faf
  8. #8367a3
  9. #827097
  10. #81788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7757b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3057f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d55f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a57c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2ef5 {
  color: #8a2ef5;
}
Background
.bg-8a2ef5 {
  background-color: #8a2ef5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2ef5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2ef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2ef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 46 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 91% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2ef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ef5, #ee2ef5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2ef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 46 245 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.01 #75d10a Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2ef5  rgb(138, 46, 245)  hsl(268, 91%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#99f52e  rgb(153, 245, 46)  hsl(88, 91%, 57%)  Green Yellow
#f58a2e  rgb(245, 138, 46)  hsl(28, 91%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#2ef58a  rgb(46, 245, 138)  hsl(148, 91%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green