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#8A36DD

#8a36dd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a36dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.56% cyan, 75.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 270.18°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1326

Complementary

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #89dd36

Split complementary

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #dcdd36
  3. #36dd36

Analogous

  1. #3636dd
  2. #8a36dd
  3. #dd36dc

Triadic

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #dd8a36
  3. #36dd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #dd3689
  3. #89dd36
  4. #36dd8a

Square

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #dd3636
  3. #89dd36
  4. #36dcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1268
  2. #641daa
  3. #8a36dd
  4. #b077e8
  5. #d6b9f3

Shades

#8a36dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #7c31c7
  3. #6e2bb1
  4. #61269b
  5. #532085
  6. #451b6f
  7. #371658
  8. #291042
  9. #1c0b2c
  10. #0e0516
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a36dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #964ae0
  3. #a15ee4
  4. #ad72e7
  5. #b986eb
  6. #c59bee
  7. #d0aff1
  8. #dcc3f5
  9. #e8d7f8
  10. #f3ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a36dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a36dd
  2. #893dd4
  3. #8845ca
  4. #874cc1
  5. #8654b8
  6. #855baf
  7. #8462a5
  8. #836a9c
  9. #827193
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7657a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #786288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4556e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f56db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f53b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a36dd {
  color: #8a36dd;
}
Background
.bg-8a36dd {
  background-color: #8a36dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a36dd {
  border: 2px solid #8a36dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a36dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 54 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a36dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a36dd, #dd36dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a36dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 54 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.33 #75c922 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a36dd  rgb(138, 54, 221)  hsl(270, 71%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#89dd36  rgb(137, 221, 54)  hsl(90, 71%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#dd8a36  rgb(221, 138, 54)  hsl(30, 71%, 54%)  Peru
#36dd8a  rgb(54, 221, 138)  hsl(150, 71%, 54%)  Emerald