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#8A38DE

#8a38de ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a38de is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 21.96% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.84% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 269.64°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #8a38de
  2. #8cde38

Split complementary

  1. #8a38de
  2. #dedd38
  3. #39de38

Analogous

  1. #3839de
  2. #8a38de
  3. #dd38de

Triadic

  1. #8a38de
  2. #de8a38
  3. #38de8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a38de
  2. #de388c
  3. #8cde38
  4. #38de8a

Square

  1. #8a38de
  2. #de3839
  3. #8cde38
  4. #38dedd

Monochromatic

  1. #3e126b
  2. #641dad
  3. #8a38de
  4. #b17ae9
  5. #d7bbf4

Shades

#8a38de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a38de
  2. #7c32c8
  3. #6e2db2
  4. #61279b
  5. #532285
  6. #451c6f
  7. #371659
  8. #291143
  9. #1c0b2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a38de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a38de
  2. #964ce1
  3. #a160e5
  4. #ad74e8
  5. #b988eb
  6. #c59cef
  7. #d0aff2
  8. #dcc3f5
  9. #e8d7f8
  10. #f3ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a38de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a38de
  2. #893fd5
  3. #8846cb
  4. #874ec2
  5. #8655b8
  6. #855caf
  7. #8463a6
  8. #836a9c
  9. #827293
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7658a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4557e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f57dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f55b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a38de {
  color: #8a38de;
}
Background
.bg-8a38de {
  background-color: #8a38de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a38de {
  border: 2px solid #8a38de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a38de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 56 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a38de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a38de, #dd38de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a38de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 56 222 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 1.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.13 #75c721 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a38de  rgb(138, 56, 222)  hsl(270, 72%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#8cde38  rgb(140, 222, 56)  hsl(90, 72%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#de8a38  rgb(222, 138, 56)  hsl(30, 72%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#38de8a  rgb(56, 222, 138)  hsl(150, 72%, 55%)  Emerald