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#8A42DC

#8a42dc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 25.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.27% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 268.05°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1447

Complementary

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #94dc42

Split complementary

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #dcd742
  3. #47dc42

Analogous

  1. #4247dc
  2. #8a42dc
  3. #d742dc

Triadic

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #dc8a42
  3. #42dc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #dc4294
  3. #94dc42
  4. #42dc8a

Square

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #dc4247
  3. #94dc42
  4. #42dcd7

Monochromatic

  1. #401570
  2. #6421b1
  3. #8a42dc
  4. #b283e8
  5. #dac3f4

Shades

#8a42dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #7c3bc6
  3. #6e35b0
  4. #612e9a
  5. #532884
  6. #45216e
  7. #371a58
  8. #291442
  9. #1c0d2c
  10. #0e0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #9655e0
  3. #a168e3
  4. #ad7be7
  5. #b98eea
  6. #c5a1ee
  7. #d0b3f1
  8. #dcc6f5
  9. #e8d9f8
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42dc
  2. #8948d3
  3. #884eca
  4. #8755c0
  5. #865bb7
  6. #8561ae
  7. #8467a5
  8. #836d9c
  9. #827492
  10. #817a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78678b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c5cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #545cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f5bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42dc {
  color: #8a42dc;
}
Background
.bg-8a42dc {
  background-color: #8a42dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42dc {
  border: 2px solid #8a42dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42dc, #d742dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.10 #75bd23 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a42dc  rgb(138, 66, 220)  hsl(268, 69%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#94dc42  rgb(148, 220, 66)  hsl(88, 69%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#dc8a42  rgb(220, 138, 66)  hsl(28, 69%, 56%)  Peru
#42dc8a  rgb(66, 220, 138)  hsl(148, 69%, 56%)  Emerald