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#8A3EDB

#8a3edb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3edb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 24.31% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.99% cyan, 71.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 269.04°, with 68.56% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #8fdb3e

Split complementary

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #dbd83e
  3. #41db3e

Analogous

  1. #3e41db
  2. #8a3edb
  3. #d83edb

Triadic

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #db8a3e
  3. #3edb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #db3e8f
  3. #8fdb3e
  4. #3edb8a

Square

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #db3e41
  3. #8fdb3e
  4. #3edbd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f146c
  2. #6420ac
  3. #8a3edb
  4. #b17ee7
  5. #d8bff3

Shades

#8a3edb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #7c38c5
  3. #6e32af
  4. #612b99
  5. #532583
  6. #451f6e
  7. #371958
  8. #291342
  9. #1c0c2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3edb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #9651df
  3. #a165e2
  4. #ad78e6
  5. #b98be9
  6. #c59fed
  7. #d0b2f1
  8. #dcc5f4
  9. #e8d8f8
  10. #f3ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3edb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3edb
  2. #8945d2
  3. #884bc9
  4. #8752c0
  5. #8658b7
  6. #855fae
  7. #8466a4
  8. #836c9b
  9. #827392
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #786589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5ade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8058b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3edb {
  color: #8a3edb;
}
Background
.bg-8a3edb {
  background-color: #8a3edb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3edb {
  border: 2px solid #8a3edb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3edb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 62 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3edb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3edb, #d83edb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3edb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 62 219 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.01 #75c124 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3edb  rgb(138, 62, 219)  hsl(269, 69%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#8fdb3e  rgb(143, 219, 62)  hsl(89, 69%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#db8a3e  rgb(219, 138, 62)  hsl(29, 69%, 55%)  Peru
#3edb8a  rgb(62, 219, 138)  hsl(149, 69%, 55%)  Emerald