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#8A3AF2

#8a3af2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3af2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 22.75% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.98% cyan, 76.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 266.09°, with 87.62% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #a2f23a

Split complementary

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #f2e63a
  3. #46f23a

Analogous

  1. #3a46f2
  2. #8a3af2
  3. #e63af2

Triadic

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #f28a3a
  3. #3af28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #f23aa2
  3. #a2f23a
  4. #3af28a

Square

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #f23a46
  3. #a2f23a
  4. #3af2e6

Monochromatic

  1. #41098a
  2. #630ed2
  3. #8a3af2
  4. #b582f7
  5. #dfcafb

Shades

#8a3af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #7c34da
  3. #6e2ec2
  4. #6129a9
  5. #532391
  6. #451d79
  7. #371761
  8. #291149
  9. #1c0c30
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #964ef3
  3. #a161f5
  4. #ad75f6
  5. #b989f7
  6. #c59df9
  7. #d0b0fa
  8. #dcc4fb
  9. #e8d8fc
  10. #f3ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3af2
  2. #8941e7
  3. #8848db
  4. #874fd0
  5. #8656c4
  6. #855db9
  7. #8464ae
  8. #836ba2
  9. #827297
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e6c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a5cf5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445af0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a5cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3af2 {
  color: #8a3af2;
}
Background
.bg-8a3af2 {
  background-color: #8a3af2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3af2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 58 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3af2, #e63af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 58 242 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #75c50d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3af2  rgb(138, 58, 242)  hsl(266, 88%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#a2f23a  rgb(162, 242, 58)  hsl(86, 88%, 59%)  Green Yellow
#f28a3a  rgb(242, 138, 58)  hsl(26, 88%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#3af28a  rgb(58, 242, 138)  hsl(146, 88%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green