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#8A47EA

#8a47ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a47ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 69.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 264.66°, with 79.51% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #a7ea47

Split complementary

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #eadb47
  3. #55ea47

Analogous

  1. #4755ea
  2. #8a47ea
  3. #db47ea

Triadic

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #ea8a47
  3. #47ea8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #ea47a7
  3. #a7ea47
  4. #47ea8a

Square

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #ea4755
  3. #a7ea47
  4. #47eadb

Monochromatic

  1. #411088
  2. #6217cd
  3. #8a47ea
  4. #b68cf2
  5. #e1d0fa

Shades

#8a47ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #7c40d3
  3. #6e39bb
  4. #6132a4
  5. #532b8c
  6. #452475
  7. #371c5e
  8. #291546
  9. #1c0e2f
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a47ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #9659ec
  3. #a16cee
  4. #ad7ef0
  5. #b991f2
  6. #c5a3f5
  7. #d0b5f7
  8. #dcc8f9
  9. #e8dafb
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a47ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a47ea
  2. #894ddf
  3. #8852d5
  4. #8758ca
  5. #865ec0
  6. #8564b5
  7. #8469aa
  8. #836fa0
  9. #827595
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b61ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4762ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f60e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c62bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a47ea {
  color: #8a47ea;
}
Background
.bg-8a47ea {
  background-color: #8a47ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a47ea {
  border: 2px solid #8a47ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a47ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 71 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a47ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a47ea, #db47ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a47ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 71 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.11 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.39 #75b815 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a47ea  rgb(138, 71, 234)  hsl(265, 80%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#a7ea47  rgb(167, 234, 71)  hsl(85, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm
#ea8a47  rgb(234, 138, 71)  hsl(25, 80%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#47ea8a  rgb(71, 234, 138)  hsl(145, 80%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green