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#8A2FF2

#8a2ff2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a2ff2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.43% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.98% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 268°, with 88.24% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #97f22f

Split complementary

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #f2ec2f
  3. #36f22f

Analogous

  1. #2f36f2
  2. #8a2ff2
  3. #ec2ff2

Triadic

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #f28a2f
  3. #2ff28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #f22f97
  3. #97f22f
  4. #2ff28a

Square

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #f22f36
  3. #97f22f
  4. #2ff2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #400880
  2. #640cc8
  3. #8a2ff2
  4. #b377f7
  5. #dbbffb

Shades

#8a2ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #7c2ada
  3. #6e26c2
  4. #6121a9
  5. #531c91
  6. #451879
  7. #371361
  8. #290e49
  9. #1c0930
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #9644f3
  3. #a159f5
  4. #ad6df6
  5. #b982f7
  6. #c597f9
  7. #d0acfa
  8. #dcc1fb
  9. #e8d5fc
  10. #f3eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2ff2
  2. #8937e7
  3. #883fdb
  4. #8747d0
  5. #864fc4
  6. #8558b9
  7. #8460ae
  8. #8368a2
  9. #827097
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7757b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3357f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4055f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b56c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2ff2 {
  color: #8a2ff2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2ff2 {
  background-color: #8a2ff2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 47 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ff2, #ec2ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 47 242 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.04 #75d00d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2ff2  rgb(138, 47, 242)  hsl(268, 88%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#97f22f  rgb(151, 242, 47)  hsl(88, 88%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#f28a2f  rgb(242, 138, 47)  hsl(28, 88%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#2ff28a  rgb(47, 242, 138)  hsl(148, 88%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green