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#8A35E8

#8a35e8 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a35e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.52% cyan, 77.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 268.49°, with 79.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #93e835

Split complementary

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #e8e335
  3. #39e835

Analogous

  1. #3539e8
  2. #8a35e8
  3. #e335e8

Triadic

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #e88a35
  3. #35e88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #e83593
  3. #93e835
  4. #35e88a

Square

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #e83539
  3. #93e835
  4. #35e8e3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d76
  2. #6415bb
  3. #8a35e8
  4. #b27af0
  5. #dabef8

Shades

#8a35e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #7c30d1
  3. #6e2aba
  4. #6125a2
  5. #53208b
  6. #451b74
  7. #37155d
  8. #291046
  9. #1c0b2e
  10. #0e0517
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a35e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #9649ea
  3. #a15ded
  4. #ad72ef
  5. #b986f1
  6. #c59af4
  7. #d0aef6
  8. #dcc2f8
  9. #e8d7fa
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a35e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a35e8
  2. #893dde
  3. #8844d3
  4. #874cc9
  5. #8653be
  6. #855bb4
  7. #8462aa
  8. #836a9f
  9. #827195
  10. #81798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7758ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e58eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4857e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d56b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a35e8 {
  color: #8a35e8;
}
Background
.bg-8a35e8 {
  background-color: #8a35e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a35e8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a35e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a35e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 53 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a35e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a35e8, #e335e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a35e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 53 232 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.13 #75ca17 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a35e8  rgb(138, 53, 232)  hsl(268, 80%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#93e835  rgb(147, 232, 53)  hsl(88, 80%, 56%)  Inchworm
#e88a35  rgb(232, 138, 53)  hsl(28, 80%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#35e88a  rgb(53, 232, 138)  hsl(148, 80%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green