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#8A43EA

#8a43ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a43ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.27% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 71.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 265.51°, with 79.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #a3ea43

Split complementary

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #eadd43
  3. #50ea43

Analogous

  1. #4350ea
  2. #8a43ea
  3. #dd43ea

Triadic

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #ea8a43
  3. #43ea8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #ea43a3
  3. #a3ea43
  4. #43ea8a

Square

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #ea4350
  3. #a3ea43
  4. #43eadd

Monochromatic

  1. #410f85
  2. #6317ca
  3. #8a43ea
  4. #b588f2
  5. #e0cdf9

Shades

#8a43ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #7c3cd3
  3. #6e36bb
  4. #612fa4
  5. #53288c
  6. #452275
  7. #371b5e
  8. #291446
  9. #1c0d2f
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a43ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #9656ec
  3. #a169ee
  4. #ad7bf0
  5. #b98ef2
  6. #c5a1f5
  7. #d0b4f7
  8. #dcc7f9
  9. #e8d9fb
  10. #f3ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a43ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a43ea
  2. #8949df
  3. #884fd5
  4. #8755ca
  5. #865bc0
  6. #8562b5
  7. #8468aa
  8. #836ea0
  9. #827495
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5fae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #455fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c5fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a43ea {
  color: #8a43ea;
}
Background
.bg-8a43ea {
  background-color: #8a43ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a43ea {
  border: 2px solid #8a43ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a43ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 67 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a43ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a43ea, #dd43ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a43ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 67 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #75bc15 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a43ea  rgb(138, 67, 234)  hsl(266, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#a3ea43  rgb(163, 234, 67)  hsl(86, 80%, 59%)  Inchworm
#ea8a43  rgb(234, 138, 67)  hsl(26, 80%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#43ea8a  rgb(67, 234, 138)  hsl(146, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green