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#8A33ED

#8a33ed ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a33ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.77% cyan, 78.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 268.06°, with 83.78% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #96ed33

Split complementary

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #ede733
  3. #39ed33

Analogous

  1. #3339ed
  2. #8a33ed
  3. #e733ed

Triadic

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #ed8a33
  3. #33ed8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #ed3396
  3. #96ed33
  4. #33ed8a

Square

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #ed3339
  3. #96ed33
  4. #33ede7

Monochromatic

  1. #400b7c
  2. #6411c2
  3. #8a33ed
  4. #b279f3
  5. #dbc0f9

Shades

#8a33ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #7c2ed5
  3. #6e29be
  4. #6124a6
  5. #531f8e
  6. #451a77
  7. #37145f
  8. #290f47
  9. #1c0a2f
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a33ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #9647ef
  3. #a15cf1
  4. #ad70f2
  5. #b985f4
  6. #c599f6
  7. #d0adf8
  8. #dcc2fa
  9. #e8d6fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a33ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a33ed
  2. #893be2
  3. #8842d7
  4. #874acc
  5. #8652c1
  6. #855ab7
  7. #8461ac
  8. #8369a1
  9. #827196
  10. #81788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7758ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a58f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4556eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c57bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a33ed {
  color: #8a33ed;
}
Background
.bg-8a33ed {
  background-color: #8a33ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a33ed {
  border: 2px solid #8a33ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a33ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 51 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a33ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a33ed, #e733ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a33ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 51 237 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.19 #75cc12 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a33ed  rgb(138, 51, 237)  hsl(268, 84%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#96ed33  rgb(150, 237, 51)  hsl(88, 84%, 56%)  Inchworm
#ed8a33  rgb(237, 138, 51)  hsl(28, 84%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#33ed8a  rgb(51, 237, 138)  hsl(148, 84%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green