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#8A4BEA

#8a4bea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4bea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 29.41% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 67.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 263.77°, with 79.1% saturation and 60.59% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #abea4b

Split complementary

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #ead94b
  3. #5cea4b

Analogous

  1. #4b5cea
  2. #8a4bea
  3. #d94bea

Triadic

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #ea8a4b
  3. #4bea8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #ea4bab
  3. #abea4b
  4. #4bea8a

Square

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #ea4b5c
  3. #abea4b
  4. #4bead9

Monochromatic

  1. #41108c
  2. #6118d0
  3. #8a4bea
  4. #b790f2
  5. #e3d4fa

Shades

#8a4bea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #7c44d3
  3. #6e3cbb
  4. #6135a4
  5. #532d8c
  6. #452675
  7. #371e5e
  8. #291746
  9. #1c0f2f
  10. #0e0817
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4bea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #965dec
  3. #a16fee
  4. #ad81f0
  5. #b993f2
  6. #c5a5f5
  7. #d0b7f7
  8. #dcc9f9
  9. #e8dbfb
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4bea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4bea
  2. #8950df
  3. #8856d5
  4. #875bca
  5. #8660c0
  6. #8566b5
  7. #846baa
  8. #8370a0
  9. #827595
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c64af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #717295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a64ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5162e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c64bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4bea {
  color: #8a4bea;
}
Background
.bg-8a4bea {
  background-color: #8a4bea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4bea {
  border: 2px solid #8a4bea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4bea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 75 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4bea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4bea, #d94bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4bea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 75 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.92 #75b415 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4bea  rgb(138, 75, 234)  hsl(264, 79%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#abea4b  rgb(171, 234, 75)  hsl(84, 79%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ea8a4b  rgb(234, 138, 75)  hsl(24, 79%, 61%)  Raw Sienna
#4bea8a  rgb(75, 234, 138)  hsl(144, 79%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green