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#8A35E7

#8a35e7 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a35e7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 20.78% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 77.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 268.65°, with 78.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #92e735

Split complementary

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #e7e335
  3. #39e735

Analogous

  1. #3539e7
  2. #8a35e7
  3. #e335e7

Triadic

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #e78a35
  3. #35e78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #e73592
  3. #92e735
  4. #35e78a

Square

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #e73539
  3. #92e735
  4. #35e7e3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0e75
  2. #6416b9
  3. #8a35e7
  4. #b279ef
  5. #d9bef7

Shades

#8a35e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #7c30d0
  3. #6e2ab9
  4. #6125a2
  5. #53208b
  6. #451b74
  7. #37155c
  8. #291045
  9. #1c0b2e
  10. #0e0517
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a35e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #9649e9
  3. #a15dec
  4. #ad72ee
  5. #b986f1
  6. #c59af3
  7. #d0aef5
  8. #dcc2f8
  9. #e8d7fa
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a35e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a35e7
  2. #893ddd
  3. #8844d2
  4. #874cc8
  5. #8653be
  6. #855bb4
  7. #8462a9
  8. #836a9f
  9. #827195
  10. #81798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7758aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74658e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f57ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4956e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d56b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a35e7 {
  color: #8a35e7;
}
Background
.bg-8a35e7 {
  background-color: #8a35e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a35e7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a35e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a35e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 53 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 79% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a35e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a35e7, #e335e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a35e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 53 231 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.14 #75ca18 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a35e7  rgb(138, 53, 231)  hsl(269, 79%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#92e735  rgb(146, 231, 53)  hsl(89, 79%, 56%)  Inchworm
#e78a35  rgb(231, 138, 53)  hsl(29, 79%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#35e78a  rgb(53, 231, 138)  hsl(149, 79%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green