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#8A3EF3

#8a3ef3 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3ef3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.21% cyan, 74.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 265.19°, with 88.29% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #a7f33e

Split complementary

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #f3e43e
  3. #4cf33e

Analogous

  1. #3e4cf3
  2. #8a3ef3
  3. #e43ef3

Triadic

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #f38a3e
  3. #3ef38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #f33ea7
  3. #a7f33e
  4. #3ef38a

Square

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #f33e4c
  3. #a7f33e
  4. #3ef3e4

Monochromatic

  1. #41098f
  2. #620dd7
  3. #8a3ef3
  4. #b686f7
  5. #e1cefc

Shades

#8a3ef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #7c38db
  3. #6e32c2
  4. #612baa
  5. #532592
  6. #451f7a
  7. #371961
  8. #291349
  9. #1c0c31
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3ef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #9651f4
  3. #a165f5
  4. #ad78f7
  5. #b98bf8
  6. #c59ff9
  7. #d0b2fa
  8. #dcc5fb
  9. #e8d8fd
  10. #f3ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3ef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3ef3
  2. #8945e8
  3. #884bdc
  4. #8752d1
  5. #8658c5
  6. #855fba
  7. #8466ae
  8. #836ca3
  9. #827397
  10. #81798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5eb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e6e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5ef6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455cf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a5fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3ef3 {
  color: #8a3ef3;
}
Background
.bg-8a3ef3 {
  background-color: #8a3ef3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3ef3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3ef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3ef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 62 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 88% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3ef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3ef3, #e43ef3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3ef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 62 243 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.58 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #75c10c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3ef3  rgb(138, 62, 243)  hsl(265, 88%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#a7f33e  rgb(167, 243, 62)  hsl(85, 88%, 60%)  Green Yellow
#f38a3e  rgb(243, 138, 62)  hsl(25, 88%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#3ef38a  rgb(62, 243, 138)  hsl(145, 88%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green