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#8A48EE

#8a48ee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a48ee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 28.24% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.02% cyan, 69.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 263.86°, with 83% saturation and 60.78% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1621

Complementary

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #acee48

Split complementary

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #eedd48
  3. #59ee48

Analogous

  1. #4859ee
  2. #8a48ee
  3. #dd48ee

Triadic

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #ee8a48
  3. #48ee8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #ee48ac
  3. #acee48
  4. #48ee8a

Square

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #ee4859
  3. #acee48
  4. #48eedd

Monochromatic

  1. #410d90
  2. #6114d6
  3. #8a48ee
  4. #b78ef5
  5. #e3d4fb

Shades

#8a48ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #7c41d6
  3. #6e3abe
  4. #6132a7
  5. #532b8f
  6. #452477
  7. #371d5f
  8. #291647
  9. #1c0e30
  10. #0e0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a48ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #965af0
  3. #a16df1
  4. #ad7ff3
  5. #b991f5
  6. #c5a4f7
  7. #d0b6f8
  8. #dcc8fa
  9. #e8dafc
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a48ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a48ee
  2. #894ee3
  3. #8853d8
  4. #8759cd
  5. #865ec2
  6. #8564b7
  7. #846aac
  8. #836fa1
  9. #827596
  10. #817a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b62b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4663f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d61ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b63c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a48ee {
  color: #8a48ee;
}
Background
.bg-8a48ee {
  background-color: #8a48ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a48ee {
  border: 2px solid #8a48ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a48ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 72 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a48ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a48ee, #dd48ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a48ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 72 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.32 #75b711 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a48ee  rgb(138, 72, 238)  hsl(264, 83%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#acee48  rgb(172, 238, 72)  hsl(84, 83%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ee8a48  rgb(238, 138, 72)  hsl(24, 83%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#48ee8a  rgb(72, 238, 138)  hsl(144, 83%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green