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#8A44E2

#8a44e2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a44e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.67% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.94% cyan, 69.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 266.58°, with 73.15% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #9ce244

Split complementary

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #e2d944
  3. #4de244

Analogous

  1. #444de2
  2. #8a44e2
  3. #d944e2

Triadic

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #e28a44
  3. #44e28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #e2449c
  3. #9ce244
  4. #44e28a

Square

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #e2444d
  3. #9ce244
  4. #44e2d9

Monochromatic

  1. #41137a
  2. #641dbc
  3. #8a44e2
  4. #b386ec
  5. #ddc8f7

Shades

#8a44e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #7c3dcb
  3. #6e36b5
  4. #61309e
  5. #532988
  6. #452271
  7. #371b5a
  8. #291444
  9. #1c0e2d
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a44e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #9657e5
  3. #a169e8
  4. #ad7ceb
  5. #b98fee
  6. #c5a2f1
  7. #d0b4f3
  8. #dcc7f6
  9. #e8daf9
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a44e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a44e2
  2. #894ad8
  3. #8850ce
  4. #8756c5
  5. #865cbb
  6. #8562b1
  7. #8468a7
  8. #836e9d
  9. #827494
  10. #817a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #756b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a5ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525ee0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e5eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a44e2 {
  color: #8a44e2;
}
Background
.bg-8a44e2 {
  background-color: #8a44e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a44e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a44e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a44e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 68 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 73% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a44e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a44e2, #d944e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a44e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 68 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.88 #75bb1d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a44e2  rgb(138, 68, 226)  hsl(267, 73%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9ce244  rgb(156, 226, 68)  hsl(87, 73%, 58%)  Inchworm
#e28a44  rgb(226, 138, 68)  hsl(27, 73%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#44e28a  rgb(68, 226, 138)  hsl(147, 73%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green