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#8A3EDC

#8a3edc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3edc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.27% cyan, 71.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 268.86°, with 69.3% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #90dc3e

Split complementary

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #dcd93e
  3. #41dc3e

Analogous

  1. #3e41dc
  2. #8a3edc
  3. #d93edc

Triadic

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #dc8a3e
  3. #3edc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #dc3e90
  3. #90dc3e
  4. #3edc8a

Square

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #dc3e41
  3. #90dc3e
  4. #3edcd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f146d
  2. #6420ae
  3. #8a3edc
  4. #b17fe8
  5. #d9bff3

Shades

#8a3edc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #7c38c6
  3. #6e32b0
  4. #612b9a
  5. #532584
  6. #451f6e
  7. #371958
  8. #291342
  9. #1c0c2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3edc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #9651e0
  3. #a165e3
  4. #ad78e7
  5. #b98bea
  6. #c59fee
  7. #d0b2f1
  8. #dcc5f5
  9. #e8d8f8
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3edc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3edc
  2. #8945d3
  3. #884bca
  4. #8752c0
  5. #8658b7
  6. #855fae
  7. #8466a5
  8. #836c9c
  9. #827392
  10. #817989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #786589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8058b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3edc {
  color: #8a3edc;
}
Background
.bg-8a3edc {
  background-color: #8a3edc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3edc {
  border: 2px solid #8a3edc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3edc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 62 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3edc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3edc, #d93edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3edc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 62 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.74 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.96 #75c123 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3edc  rgb(138, 62, 220)  hsl(269, 69%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#90dc3e  rgb(144, 220, 62)  hsl(89, 69%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#dc8a3e  rgb(220, 138, 62)  hsl(29, 69%, 55%)  Peru
#3edc8a  rgb(62, 220, 138)  hsl(149, 69%, 55%)  Emerald