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#8A33EC

#8a33ec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a33ec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 20% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 268.22°, with 82.96% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #95ec33

Split complementary

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #ece733
  3. #38ec33

Analogous

  1. #3338ec
  2. #8a33ec
  3. #e733ec

Triadic

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #ec8a33
  3. #33ec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #ec3395
  3. #95ec33
  4. #33ec8a

Square

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #ec3338
  3. #95ec33
  4. #33ece7

Monochromatic

  1. #400b7b
  2. #6412c1
  3. #8a33ec
  4. #b279f3
  5. #dabff9

Shades

#8a33ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #7c2ed4
  3. #6e29bd
  4. #6124a5
  5. #531f8e
  6. #451a76
  7. #37145e
  8. #290f47
  9. #1c0a2f
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a33ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #9647ee
  3. #a15cf0
  4. #ad70f2
  5. #b985f4
  6. #c599f6
  7. #d0adf7
  8. #dcc2f9
  9. #e8d6fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a33ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a33ec
  2. #893be1
  3. #8842d6
  4. #874acc
  5. #8652c1
  6. #855ab6
  7. #8461ab
  8. #8369a0
  9. #827196
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7757ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a57ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4556ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c56bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a33ec {
  color: #8a33ec;
}
Background
.bg-8a33ec {
  background-color: #8a33ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a33ec {
  border: 2px solid #8a33ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a33ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 51 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a33ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a33ec, #e733ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a33ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 51 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.23 #75cc13 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a33ec  rgb(138, 51, 236)  hsl(268, 83%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#95ec33  rgb(149, 236, 51)  hsl(88, 83%, 56%)  Inchworm
#ec8a33  rgb(236, 138, 51)  hsl(28, 83%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#33ec8a  rgb(51, 236, 138)  hsl(148, 83%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green