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#8A40DB

#8a40db ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a40db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 25.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.99% cyan, 70.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 268.65°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% 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 3.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #8a40db
  2. #91db40

Split complementary

  1. #8a40db
  2. #dbd840
  3. #43db40

Analogous

  1. #4043db
  2. #8a40db
  3. #d840db

Triadic

  1. #8a40db
  2. #db8a40
  3. #40db8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a40db
  2. #db4091
  3. #91db40
  4. #40db8a

Square

  1. #8a40db
  2. #db4043
  3. #91db40
  4. #40dbd8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f156d
  2. #6421ae
  3. #8a40db
  4. #b180e7
  5. #d9c1f3

Shades

#8a40db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a40db
  2. #7c3ac5
  3. #6e33af
  4. #612d99
  5. #532683
  6. #45206e
  7. #371a58
  8. #291342
  9. #1c0d2c
  10. #0e0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a40db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a40db
  2. #9653df
  3. #a166e2
  4. #ad79e6
  5. #b98ce9
  6. #c5a0ed
  7. #d0b3f1
  8. #dcc6f4
  9. #e8d9f8
  10. #f3ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a40db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a40db
  2. #8946d2
  3. #884dc9
  4. #8753c0
  5. #865ab7
  6. #8560ae
  7. #8466a4
  8. #836d9b
  9. #827392
  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 #785ba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #786689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b5bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8059b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a40db {
  color: #8a40db;
}
Background
.bg-8a40db {
  background-color: #8a40db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a40db {
  border: 2px solid #8a40db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a40db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 64 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a40db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a40db, #d840db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a40db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 64 219 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.29 #75bf24 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a40db  rgb(138, 64, 219)  hsl(269, 68%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#91db40  rgb(145, 219, 64)  hsl(89, 68%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#db8a40  rgb(219, 138, 64)  hsl(29, 68%, 55%)  Peru
#40db8a  rgb(64, 219, 138)  hsl(149, 68%, 55%)  Emerald