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#8A4CEE

#8a4cee ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4cee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 29.8% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.02% cyan, 68.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 262.96°, with 82.65% saturation and 61.57% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 6.39.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #b0ee4c

Split complementary

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #eedb4c
  3. #5fee4c

Analogous

  1. #4c5fee
  2. #8a4cee
  3. #db4cee

Triadic

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #ee8a4c
  3. #4cee8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #ee4cb0
  3. #b0ee4c
  4. #4cee8a

Square

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #ee4c5f
  3. #b0ee4c
  4. #4ceedb

Monochromatic

  1. #410e93
  2. #6015d9
  3. #8a4cee
  4. #b892f5
  5. #e5d8fb

Shades

#8a4cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #7c44d6
  3. #6e3dbe
  4. #6135a7
  5. #532e8f
  6. #452677
  7. #371e5f
  8. #291747
  9. #1c0f30
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #965ef0
  3. #a170f1
  4. #ad82f3
  5. #b994f5
  6. #c5a6f7
  7. #d0b7f8
  8. #dcc9fa
  9. #e8dbfc
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4cee
  2. #8951e3
  3. #8856d8
  4. #875ccd
  5. #8661c2
  6. #8566b7
  7. #846bac
  8. #8370a1
  9. #827696
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c65b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4865f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f63ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b66c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4cee {
  color: #8a4cee;
}
Background
.bg-8a4cee {
  background-color: #8a4cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4cee {
  border: 2px solid #8a4cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 76 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4cee, #db4cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 76 238 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.63 #75b311 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4cee  rgb(138, 76, 238)  hsl(263, 83%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#b0ee4c  rgb(176, 238, 76)  hsl(83, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ee8a4c  rgb(238, 138, 76)  hsl(23, 83%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#4cee8a  rgb(76, 238, 138)  hsl(143, 83%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green