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#8A45EF

#8a45ef ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a45ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.06% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.26% cyan, 71.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 264.35°, with 84.16% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #aaef45

Split complementary

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #efdf45
  3. #55ef45

Analogous

  1. #4555ef
  2. #8a45ef
  3. #df45ef

Triadic

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #ef8a45
  3. #45ef8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #ef45aa
  3. #aaef45
  4. #45ef8a

Square

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #ef4555
  3. #aaef45
  4. #45efdf

Monochromatic

  1. #410c8f
  2. #6112d5
  3. #8a45ef
  4. #b68bf5
  5. #e3d2fb

Shades

#8a45ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #7c3ed7
  3. #6e37bf
  4. #6130a7
  5. #53298f
  6. #452378
  7. #371c60
  8. #291548
  9. #1c0e30
  10. #0e0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a45ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #9658f1
  3. #a16af2
  4. #ad7df4
  5. #b98ff5
  6. #c5a2f7
  7. #d0b5f9
  8. #dcc7fa
  9. #e8dafc
  10. #f3ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a45ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a45ef
  2. #894be4
  3. #8851d9
  4. #8757ce
  5. #865dc3
  6. #8563b8
  7. #8468ac
  8. #836ea1
  9. #827496
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b61b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4361f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b62c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a45ef {
  color: #8a45ef;
}
Background
.bg-8a45ef {
  background-color: #8a45ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a45ef {
  border: 2px solid #8a45ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a45ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 69 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a45ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a45ef, #df45ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a45ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 69 239 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.20 #75ba10 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a45ef  rgb(138, 69, 239)  hsl(264, 84%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#aaef45  rgb(170, 239, 69)  hsl(84, 84%, 60%)  Inchworm
#ef8a45  rgb(239, 138, 69)  hsl(24, 84%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#45ef8a  rgb(69, 239, 138)  hsl(144, 84%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green