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#8A40ED

#8a40ed ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a40ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.77% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 265.66°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #a3ed40

Split complementary

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #ede040
  3. #4ded40

Analogous

  1. #404ded
  2. #8a40ed
  3. #e040ed

Triadic

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #ed8a40
  3. #40ed8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #ed40a3
  3. #a3ed40
  4. #40ed8a

Square

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #ed404d
  3. #a3ed40
  4. #40ede0

Monochromatic

  1. #410d87
  2. #6313cd
  3. #8a40ed
  4. #b586f4
  5. #e0ccfa

Shades

#8a40ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #7c3ad5
  3. #6e33be
  4. #612da6
  5. #53268e
  6. #452077
  7. #371a5f
  8. #291347
  9. #1c0d2f
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a40ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #9653ef
  3. #a166f1
  4. #ad79f2
  5. #b98cf4
  6. #c5a0f6
  7. #d0b3f8
  8. #dcc6fa
  9. #e8d9fb
  10. #f3ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a40ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a40ed
  2. #8946e2
  3. #884dd7
  4. #8753cc
  5. #865ac1
  6. #8560b7
  7. #8466ac
  8. #836da1
  9. #827396
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #716d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a5ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c5ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a40ed {
  color: #8a40ed;
}
Background
.bg-8a40ed {
  background-color: #8a40ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a40ed {
  border: 2px solid #8a40ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a40ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 64 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a40ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a40ed, #e040ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a40ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 64 237 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.89 #75bf12 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a40ed  rgb(138, 64, 237)  hsl(266, 83%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#a3ed40  rgb(163, 237, 64)  hsl(86, 83%, 59%)  Inchworm
#ed8a40  rgb(237, 138, 64)  hsl(26, 83%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#40ed8a  rgb(64, 237, 138)  hsl(146, 83%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green