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#8A3BF0

#8a3bf0 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3bf0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.5% cyan, 75.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 266.19°, with 85.78% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #a1f03b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #f0e53b
  3. #47f03b

Analogous

  1. #3b47f0
  2. #8a3bf0
  3. #e53bf0

Triadic

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #f08a3b
  3. #3bf08a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #f03ba1
  3. #a1f03b
  4. #3bf08a

Square

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #f03b47
  3. #a1f03b
  4. #3bf0e5

Monochromatic

  1. #410a88
  2. #6310cf
  3. #8a3bf0
  4. #b482f5
  5. #dfc9fb

Shades

#8a3bf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #7c35d8
  3. #6e2fc0
  4. #6129a8
  5. #532390
  6. #451e78
  7. #371860
  8. #291248
  9. #1c0c30
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #964ff2
  3. #a162f3
  4. #ad76f5
  5. #b989f6
  6. #c59df8
  7. #d0b1f9
  8. #dcc4fb
  9. #e8d8fc
  10. #f3ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bf0
  2. #8942e5
  3. #8849da
  4. #8750ce
  5. #8657c3
  6. #855eb8
  7. #8464ad
  8. #836ba2
  9. #827296
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f6c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5cf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465aee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b5cc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bf0 {
  color: #8a3bf0;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bf0 {
  background-color: #8a3bf0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bf0 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 86% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bf0, #e53bf0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 240 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.71 #75c40f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3bf0  rgb(138, 59, 240)  hsl(266, 86%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#a1f03b  rgb(161, 240, 59)  hsl(86, 86%, 59%)  Inchworm
#f08a3b  rgb(240, 138, 59)  hsl(26, 86%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#3bf08a  rgb(59, 240, 138)  hsl(146, 86%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green