ColorTool
Log in
#8A34CE

#8a34ce ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8a34ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 20.39% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 74.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 273.51°, with 61.11% saturation and 50.59% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9933cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1232

Complementary

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #78ce34

Split complementary

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #c5ce34
  3. #34ce3d

Analogous

  1. #3d34ce
  2. #8a34ce
  3. #ce34c5

Triadic

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #ce8a34
  3. #34ce8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #ce3478
  3. #78ce34
  4. #34ce8a

Square

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #ce3d34
  3. #78ce34
  4. #34c5ce

Monochromatic

  1. #381455
  2. #612392
  3. #8a34ce
  4. #ae72dd
  5. #d1afec

Shades

#8a34ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #7c2fb9
  3. #6e2aa5
  4. #612490
  5. #531f7c
  6. #451a67
  7. #371552
  8. #29103e
  9. #1c0a29
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a34ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #9648d3
  3. #a15dd8
  4. #ad71dd
  5. #b985e2
  6. #c59ae7
  7. #d0aeeb
  8. #dcc2f0
  9. #e8d6f5
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a34ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a34ce
  2. #893cc6
  3. #8843be
  4. #874bb7
  5. #8652af
  6. #855aa7
  7. #84629f
  8. #836997
  9. #827190
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d5a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b52d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5554cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #834ea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8a34ce {
  color: #8a34ce;
}
Background
.bg-8a34ce {
  background-color: #8a34ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a34ce {
  border: 2px solid #8a34ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a34ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 52 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a34ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a34ce, #ce34c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a34ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 52 206 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.12 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.49 #75cb31 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a34ce  rgb(138, 52, 206)  hsl(274, 61%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#78ce34  rgb(120, 206, 52)  hsl(94, 61%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#ce8a34  rgb(206, 138, 52)  hsl(34, 61%, 51%)  Peru
#34ce8a  rgb(52, 206, 138)  hsl(154, 61%, 51%)  Emerald