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#8A31EB

#8a31eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a31eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 19.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.28% cyan, 79.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 268.71°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #92eb31

Split complementary

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #ebe731
  3. #35eb31

Analogous

  1. #3135eb
  2. #8a31eb
  3. #e731eb

Triadic

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #eb8a31
  3. #31eb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #eb3192
  3. #92eb31
  4. #31eb8a

Square

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #eb3135
  3. #92eb31
  4. #31ebe7

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0c77
  2. #6412bd
  3. #8a31eb
  4. #b277f2
  5. #d9bcf9

Shades

#8a31eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #7c2cd4
  3. #6e27bc
  4. #6122a5
  5. #531d8d
  6. #451976
  7. #37145e
  8. #290f47
  9. #1c0a2f
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a31eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #9646ed
  3. #a15aef
  4. #ad6ff1
  5. #b983f3
  6. #c598f5
  7. #d0adf7
  8. #dcc1f9
  9. #e8d6fb
  10. #f3eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a31eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a31eb
  2. #8939e0
  3. #8841d6
  4. #8749cb
  5. #8651c0
  6. #8559b6
  7. #8460ab
  8. #8368a0
  9. #827095
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7756ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72658f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a56ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4555e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c55bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a31eb {
  color: #8a31eb;
}
Background
.bg-8a31eb {
  background-color: #8a31eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a31eb {
  border: 2px solid #8a31eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a31eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 49 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a31eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a31eb, #e731eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a31eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 49 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.17 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.17 #75ce14 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a31eb  rgb(138, 49, 235)  hsl(269, 82%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#92eb31  rgb(146, 235, 49)  hsl(89, 82%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#eb8a31  rgb(235, 138, 49)  hsl(29, 82%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#31eb8a  rgb(49, 235, 138)  hsl(149, 82%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green