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#8A4AEC

#8a4aec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4aec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 68.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 263.7°, with 81% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #acec4a

Split complementary

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #ecdb4a
  3. #5bec4a

Analogous

  1. #4a5bec
  2. #8a4aec
  3. #db4aec

Triadic

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #ec8a4a
  3. #4aec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #ec4aac
  3. #acec4a
  4. #4aec8a

Square

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #ec4a5b
  3. #acec4a
  4. #4aecdb

Monochromatic

  1. #410f8e
  2. #6116d3
  3. #8a4aec
  4. #b78ff3
  5. #e3d4fb

Shades

#8a4aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #7c43d4
  3. #6e3bbd
  4. #6134a5
  5. #532c8e
  6. #452576
  7. #371e5e
  8. #291647
  9. #1c0f2f
  10. #0e0718
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #965cee
  3. #a16ef0
  4. #ad80f2
  5. #b992f4
  6. #c5a5f6
  7. #d0b7f7
  8. #dcc9f9
  9. #e8dbfb
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4aec
  2. #894fe1
  3. #8855d6
  4. #875acc
  5. #8660c1
  6. #8565b6
  7. #846aab
  8. #8370a0
  9. #827596
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b63b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #717296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4864ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f62ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c64be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4aec {
  color: #8a4aec;
}
Background
.bg-8a4aec {
  background-color: #8a4aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4aec {
  border: 2px solid #8a4aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 74 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4aec, #db4aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 74 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #75b513 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4aec  rgb(138, 74, 236)  hsl(264, 81%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#acec4a  rgb(172, 236, 74)  hsl(84, 81%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ec8a4a  rgb(236, 138, 74)  hsl(24, 81%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#4aec8a  rgb(74, 236, 138)  hsl(144, 81%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green