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#8A3FEA

#8a3fea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3fea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 73.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 266.32°, with 80.28% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #9fea3f

Split complementary

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #eae03f
  3. #4aea3f

Analogous

  1. #3f4aea
  2. #8a3fea
  3. #e03fea

Triadic

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #ea8a3f
  3. #3fea8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #ea3f9f
  3. #9fea3f
  4. #3fea8a

Square

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #ea3f4a
  3. #9fea3f
  4. #3feae0

Monochromatic

  1. #410e82
  2. #6316c7
  3. #8a3fea
  4. #b484f2
  5. #dec9f9

Shades

#8a3fea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #7c39d3
  3. #6e32bb
  4. #612ca4
  5. #53268c
  6. #452075
  7. #37195e
  8. #291346
  9. #1c0d2f
  10. #0e0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3fea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #9652ec
  3. #a165ee
  4. #ad79f0
  5. #b98cf2
  6. #c59ff5
  7. #d0b2f7
  8. #dcc5f9
  9. #e8d9fb
  10. #f3ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3fea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3fea
  2. #8946df
  3. #884cd5
  4. #8753ca
  5. #8659c0
  6. #8560b5
  7. #8466aa
  8. #836da0
  9. #827395
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c5dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3fea {
  color: #8a3fea;
}
Background
.bg-8a3fea {
  background-color: #8a3fea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3fea {
  border: 2px solid #8a3fea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3fea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 63 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3fea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3fea, #e03fea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3fea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 63 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.74 #75c015 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a3fea  rgb(138, 63, 234)  hsl(266, 80%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9fea3f  rgb(159, 234, 63)  hsl(86, 80%, 58%)  Inchworm
#ea8a3f  rgb(234, 138, 63)  hsl(26, 80%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#3fea8a  rgb(63, 234, 138)  hsl(146, 80%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green