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#8A38EF

#8a38ef ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a38ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.26% cyan, 76.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 266.89°, with 85.12% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #9def38

Split complementary

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #efe638
  3. #41ef38

Analogous

  1. #3841ef
  2. #8a38ef
  3. #e638ef

Triadic

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #ef8a38
  3. #38ef8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #ef389d
  3. #9def38
  4. #38ef8a

Square

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #ef3841
  3. #9def38
  4. #38efe6

Monochromatic

  1. #410b83
  2. #6410ca
  3. #8a38ef
  4. #b47ff5
  5. #ddc6fa

Shades

#8a38ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #7c32d7
  3. #6e2dbf
  4. #6127a7
  5. #53228f
  6. #451c78
  7. #371660
  8. #291148
  9. #1c0b30
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a38ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #964cf1
  3. #a160f2
  4. #ad74f4
  5. #b988f5
  6. #c59cf7
  7. #d0aff9
  8. #dcc3fa
  9. #e8d7fc
  10. #f3ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a38ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a38ef
  2. #893fe4
  3. #8846d9
  4. #874ece
  5. #8655c3
  6. #855cb8
  7. #8463ac
  8. #836aa1
  9. #827296
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4559ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b5abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a38ef {
  color: #8a38ef;
}
Background
.bg-8a38ef {
  background-color: #8a38ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a38ef {
  border: 2px solid #8a38ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a38ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 56 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a38ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a38ef, #e638ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a38ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 56 239 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #75c710 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a38ef  rgb(138, 56, 239)  hsl(267, 85%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9def38  rgb(157, 239, 56)  hsl(87, 85%, 58%)  Inchworm
#ef8a38  rgb(239, 138, 56)  hsl(27, 85%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#38ef8a  rgb(56, 239, 138)  hsl(147, 85%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green