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#8A46EF

#8a46ef ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a46ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.45% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.26% cyan, 70.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 264.14°, with 84.08% saturation and 60.59% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1602

Complementary

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #abef46

Split complementary

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #efde46
  3. #57ef46

Analogous

  1. #4657ef
  2. #8a46ef
  3. #de46ef

Triadic

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #ef8a46
  3. #46ef8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #ef46ab
  3. #abef46
  4. #46ef8a

Square

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #ef4657
  3. #abef46
  4. #46efde

Monochromatic

  1. #410c90
  2. #6113d6
  3. #8a46ef
  4. #b78cf5
  5. #e3d3fb

Shades

#8a46ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #7c3fd7
  3. #6e38bf
  4. #6131a7
  5. #532a8f
  6. #452378
  7. #371c60
  8. #291548
  9. #1c0e30
  10. #0e0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a46ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #9659f1
  3. #a16bf2
  4. #ad7ef4
  5. #b990f5
  6. #c5a3f7
  7. #d0b5f9
  8. #dcc8fa
  9. #e8dafc
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a46ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a46ef
  2. #894ce4
  3. #8852d9
  4. #8757ce
  5. #865dc3
  6. #8563b8
  7. #8469ac
  8. #836fa1
  9. #827496
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 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 #6f7196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4462f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b60ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b62c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a46ef {
  color: #8a46ef;
}
Background
.bg-8a46ef {
  background-color: #8a46ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a46ef {
  border: 2px solid #8a46ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a46ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 70 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a46ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a46ef, #de46ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a46ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 70 239 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.24 #75b910 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a46ef  rgb(138, 70, 239)  hsl(264, 84%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#abef46  rgb(171, 239, 70)  hsl(84, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ef8a46  rgb(239, 138, 70)  hsl(24, 84%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#46ef8a  rgb(70, 239, 138)  hsl(144, 84%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green