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#8A47DB

#8a47db ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a47db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.84% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.99% cyan, 67.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 267.16°, with 67.27% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #8a47db
  2. #98db47

Split complementary

  1. #8a47db
  2. #dbd447
  3. #4edb47

Analogous

  1. #474edb
  2. #8a47db
  3. #d447db

Triadic

  1. #8a47db
  2. #db8a47
  3. #47db8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a47db
  2. #db4798
  3. #98db47
  4. #47db8a

Square

  1. #8a47db
  2. #db474e
  3. #98db47
  4. #47dbd4

Monochromatic

  1. #401673
  2. #6423b3
  3. #8a47db
  4. #b387e8
  5. #dbc7f4

Shades

#8a47db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a47db
  2. #7c40c5
  3. #6e39af
  4. #613299
  5. #532b83
  6. #45246e
  7. #371c58
  8. #291542
  9. #1c0e2c
  10. #0e0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a47db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a47db
  2. #9659df
  3. #a16ce2
  4. #ad7ee6
  5. #b991e9
  6. #c5a3ed
  7. #d0b5f1
  8. #dcc8f4
  9. #e8daf8
  10. #f3edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a47db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a47db
  2. #894dd2
  3. #8852c9
  4. #8758c0
  5. #865eb7
  6. #8564ae
  7. #8469a4
  8. #836f9b
  9. #827592
  10. #817a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #786a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #805eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a47db {
  color: #8a47db;
}
Background
.bg-8a47db {
  background-color: #8a47db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a47db {
  border: 2px solid #8a47db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a47db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 71 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a47db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a47db, #d447db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a47db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 71 219 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.01 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.85 #75b824 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a47db  rgb(138, 71, 219)  hsl(267, 67%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#98db47  rgb(152, 219, 71)  hsl(87, 67%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#db8a47  rgb(219, 138, 71)  hsl(27, 67%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#47db8a  rgb(71, 219, 138)  hsl(147, 67%, 57%)  Emerald