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#8B0DEC

#8b0dec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8b0dec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 5.1% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.1% cyan, 94.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 273.9°, with 89.56% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1183

Complementary

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #6eec0d

Split complementary

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #ddec0d
  3. #0dec1b

Analogous

  1. #1b0dec
  2. #8b0dec
  3. #ec0ddd

Triadic

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #ec8b0d
  3. #0dec8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #ec0d6e
  3. #6eec0d
  4. #0dec8b

Square

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #ec1b0d
  3. #6eec0d
  4. #0dddec

Monochromatic

  1. #36055b
  2. #6009a3
  3. #8b0dec
  4. #ad50f5
  5. #cf99f9

Shades

#8b0dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #7d0cd4
  3. #6f0abd
  4. #6109a5
  5. #53088e
  6. #460776
  7. #38055e
  8. #2a0447
  9. #1c032f
  10. #0e0118
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b0dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #9725ee
  3. #a23df0
  4. #ae56f2
  5. #b96ef4
  6. #c586f6
  7. #d19ef7
  8. #dcb6f9
  9. #e8cffb
  10. #f3e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b0dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b0dec
  2. #8a19e1
  3. #8924d6
  4. #8830cc
  5. #873bc1
  6. #8647b6
  7. #8452ab
  8. #835ea0
  9. #826996
  10. #81758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #745c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d4bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e49ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b0dec {
  color: #8b0dec;
}
Background
.bg-8b0dec {
  background-color: #8b0dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b0dec {
  border: 2px solid #8b0dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b0dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 13 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b0dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0dec, #ec0ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b0dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 13 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.91 #74f213 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8b0dec  rgb(139, 13, 236)  hsl(274, 90%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#6eec0d  rgb(110, 236, 13)  hsl(94, 90%, 49%)  Lawn Green
#ec8b0d  rgb(236, 139, 13)  hsl(34, 90%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#0dec8b  rgb(13, 236, 139)  hsl(154, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green