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#8A38EA

#8a38ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a38ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 267.64°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #98ea38

Split complementary

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #eae338
  3. #3fea38

Analogous

  1. #383fea
  2. #8a38ea
  3. #e338ea

Triadic

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #ea8a38
  3. #38ea8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #ea3898
  3. #98ea38
  4. #38ea8a

Square

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #ea383f
  3. #98ea38
  4. #38eae3

Monochromatic

  1. #400d7c
  2. #6414c1
  3. #8a38ea
  4. #b37df1
  5. #dbc2f9

Shades

#8a38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #7c32d3
  3. #6e2dbb
  4. #6127a4
  5. #53228c
  6. #451c75
  7. #37165e
  8. #291146
  9. #1c0b2f
  10. #0e0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #964cec
  3. #a160ee
  4. #ad74f0
  5. #b988f2
  6. #c59cf5
  7. #d0aff7
  8. #dcc3f9
  9. #e8d7fb
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a38ea
  2. #893fdf
  3. #8846d5
  4. #874eca
  5. #8655c0
  6. #855cb5
  7. #8463aa
  8. #836aa0
  9. #827295
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7859ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e59ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4858e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c59bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a38ea {
  color: #8a38ea;
}
Background
.bg-8a38ea {
  background-color: #8a38ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a38ea {
  border: 2px solid #8a38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a38ea, #e338ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.23 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #75c715 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a38ea  rgb(138, 56, 234)  hsl(268, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#98ea38  rgb(152, 234, 56)  hsl(88, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea8a38  rgb(234, 138, 56)  hsl(28, 81%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#38ea8a  rgb(56, 234, 138)  hsl(148, 81%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green