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#8A35EC

#8a35ec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a35ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 267.87°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #97ec35

Split complementary

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #ece635
  3. #3cec35

Analogous

  1. #353cec
  2. #8a35ec
  3. #e635ec

Triadic

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #ec8a35
  3. #35ec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #ec3597
  3. #97ec35
  4. #35ec8a

Square

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #ec353c
  3. #97ec35
  4. #35ece6

Monochromatic

  1. #400c7c
  2. #6412c2
  3. #8a35ec
  4. #b37bf3
  5. #dbc1f9

Shades

#8a35ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #7c30d4
  3. #6e2abd
  4. #6125a5
  5. #53208e
  6. #451b76
  7. #37155e
  8. #291047
  9. #1c0b2f
  10. #0e0518
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a35ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #9649ee
  3. #a15df0
  4. #ad72f2
  5. #b986f4
  6. #c59af6
  7. #d0aef7
  8. #dcc2f9
  9. #e8d7fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a35ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a35ec
  2. #893de1
  3. #8844d6
  4. #874ccc
  5. #8653c1
  6. #855bb6
  7. #8462ab
  8. #836aa0
  9. #827196
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7758ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b58ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4657ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c58bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a35ec {
  color: #8a35ec;
}
Background
.bg-8a35ec {
  background-color: #8a35ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a35ec {
  border: 2px solid #8a35ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a35ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 53 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a35ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a35ec, #e635ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a35ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 53 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.36 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.09 #75ca13 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a35ec  rgb(138, 53, 236)  hsl(268, 83%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#97ec35  rgb(151, 236, 53)  hsl(88, 83%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ec8a35  rgb(236, 138, 53)  hsl(28, 83%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#35ec8a  rgb(53, 236, 138)  hsl(148, 83%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green