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#8A3FDD

#8a3fdd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3fdd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 24.71% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.56% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 268.48°, with 69.91% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #92dd3f

Split complementary

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #ddd93f
  3. #43dd3f

Analogous

  1. #3f43dd
  2. #8a3fdd
  3. #d93fdd

Triadic

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #dd8a3f
  3. #3fdd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #dd3f92
  3. #92dd3f
  4. #3fdd8a

Square

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #dd3f43
  3. #92dd3f
  4. #3fddd9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f146f
  2. #641fb0
  3. #8a3fdd
  4. #b280e9
  5. #d9c1f4

Shades

#8a3fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #7c39c7
  3. #6e32b1
  4. #612c9b
  5. #532685
  6. #45206f
  7. #371958
  8. #291342
  9. #1c0d2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #9652e0
  3. #a165e4
  4. #ad79e7
  5. #b98ceb
  6. #c59fee
  7. #d0b2f1
  8. #dcc5f5
  9. #e8d9f8
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3fdd
  2. #8946d4
  3. #884cca
  4. #8753c1
  5. #8659b8
  6. #8560af
  7. #8466a5
  8. #836d9c
  9. #827393
  10. #817a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77668a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f59b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3fdd {
  color: #8a3fdd;
}
Background
.bg-8a3fdd {
  background-color: #8a3fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3fdd {
  border: 2px solid #8a3fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 63 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3fdd, #d93fdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 63 221 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.63 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.05 #75c022 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3fdd  rgb(138, 63, 221)  hsl(268, 70%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#92dd3f  rgb(146, 221, 63)  hsl(88, 70%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#dd8a3f  rgb(221, 138, 63)  hsl(28, 70%, 56%)  Peru
#3fdd8a  rgb(63, 221, 138)  hsl(148, 70%, 56%)  Emerald