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#8A4ADE

#8a4ade ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4ade is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 29.02% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.84% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 265.95°, with 69.16% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #9ede4a

Split complementary

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #ded44a
  3. #54de4a

Analogous

  1. #4a54de
  2. #8a4ade
  3. #d44ade

Triadic

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #de8a4a
  3. #4ade8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #de4a9e
  3. #9ede4a
  4. #4ade8a

Square

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #de4a54
  3. #9ede4a
  4. #4aded4

Monochromatic

  1. #411679
  2. #6422ba
  3. #8a4ade
  4. #b48bea
  5. #decbf6

Shades

#8a4ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #7c43c8
  3. #6e3bb2
  4. #61349b
  5. #532c85
  6. #45256f
  7. #371e59
  8. #291643
  9. #1c0f2c
  10. #0e0716
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #965ce1
  3. #a16ee5
  4. #ad80e8
  5. #b992eb
  6. #c5a5ef
  7. #d0b7f2
  8. #dcc9f5
  9. #e8dbf8
  10. #f3edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4ade
  2. #894fd5
  3. #8855cb
  4. #875ac2
  5. #8660b8
  6. #8565af
  7. #846aa6
  8. #83709c
  9. #827593
  10. #817b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a62a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f61e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5661dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f61b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4ade {
  color: #8a4ade;
}
Background
.bg-8a4ade {
  background-color: #8a4ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4ade {
  border: 2px solid #8a4ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 74 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4ade, #d44ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 74 222 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.09 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.38 #75b521 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4ade  rgb(138, 74, 222)  hsl(266, 69%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9ede4a  rgb(158, 222, 74)  hsl(86, 69%, 58%)  Inchworm
#de8a4a  rgb(222, 138, 74)  hsl(26, 69%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#4ade8a  rgb(74, 222, 138)  hsl(146, 69%, 58%)  Emerald