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#8A36CF

#8a36cf ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a36cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 21.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 272.94°, with 61.45% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #7bcf36

Split complementary

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #c8cf36
  3. #36cf3e

Analogous

  1. #3e36cf
  2. #8a36cf
  3. #cf36c8

Triadic

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #cf8a36
  3. #36cf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #cf367b
  3. #7bcf36
  4. #36cf8a

Square

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #cf3e36
  3. #7bcf36
  4. #36c8cf

Monochromatic

  1. #391557
  2. #622495
  3. #8a36cf
  4. #ae74de
  5. #d2b2ec

Shades

#8a36cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #7c31ba
  3. #6e2ba6
  4. #612691
  5. #53207c
  6. #451b68
  7. #371653
  8. #29103e
  9. #1c0b29
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a36cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #964ad4
  3. #a15ed9
  4. #ad72dd
  5. #b986e2
  6. #c59be7
  7. #d0afec
  8. #dcc3f1
  9. #e8d7f5
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a36cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a36cf
  2. #893dc7
  3. #8845bf
  4. #874cb7
  5. #8654af
  6. #855ba8
  7. #8462a0
  8. #836a98
  9. #827190
  10. #817988
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75559a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d5c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c53d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5555cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #824fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a36cf {
  color: #8a36cf;
}
Background
.bg-8a36cf {
  background-color: #8a36cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a36cf {
  border: 2px solid #8a36cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a36cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 54 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a36cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a36cf, #cf36c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a36cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 54 207 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.36 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.95 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.36 #75c930 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a36cf  rgb(138, 54, 207)  hsl(273, 61%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#7bcf36  rgb(123, 207, 54)  hsl(93, 61%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#cf8a36  rgb(207, 138, 54)  hsl(33, 61%, 51%)  Peru
#36cf8a  rgb(54, 207, 138)  hsl(153, 61%, 51%)  Emerald