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#8A3BF6

#8a3bf6 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3bf6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.9% cyan, 76.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 265.35°, with 91.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #a7f63b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #f6e83b
  3. #49f63b

Analogous

  1. #3b49f6
  2. #8a3bf6
  3. #e83bf6

Triadic

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #f68a3b
  3. #3bf68a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #f63ba7
  3. #a7f63b
  4. #3bf68a

Square

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #f63b49
  3. #a7f63b
  4. #3bf6e8

Monochromatic

  1. #410791
  2. #620ada
  3. #8a3bf6
  4. #b684f9
  5. #e1cdfd

Shades

#8a3bf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #7c35dd
  3. #6e2fc5
  4. #6129ac
  5. #532394
  6. #451e7b
  7. #371862
  8. #29124a
  9. #1c0c31
  10. #0e0619
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #964ff7
  3. #a162f8
  4. #ad76f9
  5. #b989fa
  6. #c59dfb
  7. #d0b1fb
  8. #dcc4fc
  9. #e8d8fd
  10. #f3ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bf6
  2. #8942ea
  3. #8849de
  4. #8750d3
  5. #8657c7
  6. #855ebb
  7. #8464af
  8. #836ba3
  9. #827298
  10. #81798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385df9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #425bf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #795ec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bf6 {
  color: #8a3bf6;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bf6 {
  background-color: #8a3bf6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bf6 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bf6, #e83bf6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 246 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.86 #75c409 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3bf6  rgb(138, 59, 246)  hsl(265, 91%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#a7f63b  rgb(167, 246, 59)  hsl(85, 91%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#f68a3b  rgb(246, 138, 59)  hsl(25, 91%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#3bf68a  rgb(59, 246, 138)  hsl(145, 91%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green