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#8A30CD

#8a30cd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a30cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.82% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 76.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 274.39°, with 62.06% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #73cd30

Split complementary

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #c2cd30
  3. #30cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b30cd
  2. #8a30cd
  3. #cd30c2

Triadic

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #cd8a30
  3. #30cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #cd3073
  3. #73cd30
  4. #30cd8a

Square

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #cd3b30
  3. #73cd30
  4. #30c2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #371351
  2. #60218f
  3. #8a30cd
  4. #ad6ddd
  5. #d0abeb

Shades

#8a30cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #7c2bb9
  3. #6e26a4
  4. #612290
  5. #531d7b
  6. #451867
  7. #371352
  8. #290e3e
  9. #1c0a29
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a30cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #9645d2
  3. #a159d7
  4. #ad6edc
  5. #b983e1
  6. #c598e6
  7. #d0aceb
  8. #dcc1f0
  9. #e8d6f5
  10. #f3eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a30cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a30cd
  2. #8938c5
  3. #8840be
  4. #8748b6
  5. #8650ae
  6. #8558a7
  7. #84609f
  8. #836897
  9. #82708f
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e587e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a50d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5452cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #834ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a30cd {
  color: #8a30cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a30cd {
  background-color: #8a30cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a30cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a30cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a30cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 48 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a30cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a30cd, #cd30c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a30cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 48 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.52 #75cf32 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a30cd  rgb(138, 48, 205)  hsl(274, 62%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#73cd30  rgb(115, 205, 48)  hsl(94, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cd8a30  rgb(205, 138, 48)  hsl(34, 62%, 50%)  Peru
#30cd8a  rgb(48, 205, 138)  hsl(154, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green