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#8A3BF5

#8a3bf5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3bf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.67% cyan, 75.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 265.48°, with 90.29% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #a6f53b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #f5e73b
  3. #49f53b

Analogous

  1. #3b49f5
  2. #8a3bf5
  3. #e73bf5

Triadic

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #f58a3b
  3. #3bf58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #f53ba6
  3. #a6f53b
  4. #3bf58a

Square

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #f53b49
  3. #a6f53b
  4. #3bf5e7

Monochromatic

  1. #410790
  2. #620bd8
  3. #8a3bf5
  4. #b584f9
  5. #e1cdfc

Shades

#8a3bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #7c35dd
  3. #6e2fc4
  4. #6129ac
  5. #532393
  6. #451e7b
  7. #371862
  8. #29124a
  9. #1c0c31
  10. #0e0619
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #964ff6
  3. #a162f7
  4. #ad76f8
  5. #b989f9
  6. #c59dfa
  7. #d0b1fb
  8. #dcc4fc
  9. #e8d8fd
  10. #f3ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bf5
  2. #8942e9
  3. #8849de
  4. #8750d2
  5. #8657c6
  6. #855ebb
  7. #8464af
  8. #836ba3
  9. #827297
  10. #81798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #395df8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #435bf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a5ec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bf5 {
  color: #8a3bf5;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bf5 {
  background-color: #8a3bf5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bf5, #e73bf5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 245 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.81 #75c40a Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3bf5  rgb(138, 59, 245)  hsl(265, 90%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#a6f53b  rgb(166, 245, 59)  hsl(85, 90%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#f58a3b  rgb(245, 138, 59)  hsl(25, 90%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#3bf58a  rgb(59, 245, 138)  hsl(145, 90%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green