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#8A3BE0

#8a3be0 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3be0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 23.14% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.39% cyan, 73.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 268.73°, with 72.69% saturation and 55.49% 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 2.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #91e03b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #e0dd3b
  3. #3ee03b

Analogous

  1. #3b3ee0
  2. #8a3be0
  3. #dd3be0

Triadic

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #e08a3b
  3. #3be08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #e03b91
  3. #91e03b
  4. #3be08a

Square

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #e03b3e
  3. #91e03b
  4. #3be0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1270
  2. #641cb2
  3. #8a3be0
  4. #b17dea
  5. #d9bff5

Shades

#8a3be0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #7c35ca
  3. #6e2fb3
  4. #61299d
  5. #532386
  6. #451e70
  7. #37185a
  8. #291243
  9. #1c0c2d
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3be0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #964fe3
  3. #a162e6
  4. #ad76e9
  5. #b989ec
  6. #c59df0
  7. #d0b1f3
  8. #dcc4f6
  9. #e8d8f9
  10. #f3ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3be0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3be0
  2. #8942d6
  3. #8849cd
  4. #8750c3
  5. #8657ba
  6. #855eb0
  7. #8464a6
  8. #836b9d
  9. #827293
  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 #7759a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76658b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4659e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f59de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f57b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3be0 {
  color: #8a3be0;
}
Background
.bg-8a3be0 {
  background-color: #8a3be0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3be0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3be0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3be0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 73% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3be0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3be0, #dd3be0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3be0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 224 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.83 #75c41f Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3be0  rgb(138, 59, 224)  hsl(269, 73%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#91e03b  rgb(145, 224, 59)  hsl(89, 73%, 55%)  Inchworm
#e08a3b  rgb(224, 138, 59)  hsl(29, 73%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3be08a  rgb(59, 224, 138)  hsl(149, 73%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green