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#8A42E9

#8a42e9 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.77% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 265.87°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #a1e942

Split complementary

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #e9de42
  3. #4ee942

Analogous

  1. #424ee9
  2. #8a42e9
  3. #de42e9

Triadic

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #e98a42
  3. #42e98a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #e942a1
  3. #a1e942
  4. #42e98a

Square

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #e9424e
  3. #a1e942
  4. #42e9de

Monochromatic

  1. #410f83
  2. #6317c7
  3. #8a42e9
  4. #b487f1
  5. #dfcbf9

Shades

#8a42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #7c3bd2
  3. #6e35ba
  4. #612ea3
  5. #53288c
  6. #452175
  7. #371a5d
  8. #291446
  9. #1c0d2f
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #9655eb
  3. #a168ed
  4. #ad7bf0
  5. #b98ef2
  6. #c5a1f4
  7. #d0b3f6
  8. #dcc6f8
  9. #e8d9fb
  10. #f3ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42e9
  2. #8948df
  3. #884ed4
  4. #8755ca
  5. #865bbf
  6. #8561b5
  7. #8467aa
  8. #836da0
  9. #827495
  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 #795ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #455fec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d5de7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c5ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42e9 {
  color: #8a42e9;
}
Background
.bg-8a42e9 {
  background-color: #8a42e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #8a42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42e9, #de42e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.22 #75bd16 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a42e9  rgb(138, 66, 233)  hsl(266, 79%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#a1e942  rgb(161, 233, 66)  hsl(86, 79%, 59%)  Inchworm
#e98a42  rgb(233, 138, 66)  hsl(26, 79%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#42e98a  rgb(66, 233, 138)  hsl(146, 79%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green