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#8A37E7

#8a37e7 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a37e7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 21.57% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 268.3°, with 78.57% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #94e737

Split complementary

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #e7e237
  3. #3ce737

Analogous

  1. #373ce7
  2. #8a37e7
  3. #e237e7

Triadic

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #e78a37
  3. #37e78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #e73794
  3. #94e737
  4. #37e78a

Square

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #e7373c
  3. #94e737
  4. #37e7e2

Monochromatic

  1. #400e77
  2. #6416bb
  3. #8a37e7
  4. #b27bef
  5. #dac0f7

Shades

#8a37e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #7c32d0
  3. #6e2cb9
  4. #6127a2
  5. #53218b
  6. #451c74
  7. #37165c
  8. #291145
  9. #1c0b2e
  10. #0e0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a37e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #964be9
  3. #a15fec
  4. #ad73ee
  5. #b987f1
  6. #c59bf3
  7. #d0aff5
  8. #dcc3f8
  9. #e8d7fa
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a37e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a37e7
  2. #893edd
  3. #8846d2
  4. #874dc8
  5. #8654be
  6. #855cb4
  7. #8463a9
  8. #836a9f
  9. #827195
  10. #81798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7758aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4058ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a57e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d57b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a37e7 {
  color: #8a37e7;
}
Background
.bg-8a37e7 {
  background-color: #8a37e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a37e7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a37e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a37e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 55 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 79% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a37e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a37e7, #e237e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a37e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 55 231 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.99 #75c818 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a37e7  rgb(138, 55, 231)  hsl(268, 79%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#94e737  rgb(148, 231, 55)  hsl(88, 79%, 56%)  Inchworm
#e78a37  rgb(231, 138, 55)  hsl(28, 79%, 56%)  Cadmium Orange
#37e78a  rgb(55, 231, 138)  hsl(148, 79%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green