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#8D38EB

#8d38eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d38eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 21.96% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 76.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 268.49°, with 81.74% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1449

Complementary

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #96eb38

Split complementary

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #ebe738
  3. #3deb38

Analogous

  1. #383deb
  2. #8d38eb
  3. #e738eb

Triadic

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #eb8d38
  3. #38eb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #eb3896
  3. #96eb38
  4. #38eb8d

Square

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #eb383d
  3. #96eb38
  4. #38ebe7

Monochromatic

  1. #420d7d
  2. #6714c3
  3. #8d38eb
  4. #b57ef2
  5. #ddc3f9

Shades

#8d38eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #7f32d4
  3. #712dbc
  4. #6327a5
  5. #55228d
  6. #471c76
  7. #38165e
  8. #2a1147
  9. #1c0b2f
  10. #0e0618
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d38eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #984ced
  3. #a460ef
  4. #af74f1
  5. #bb88f3
  6. #c69cf5
  7. #d1aff7
  8. #ddc3f9
  9. #e8d7fb
  10. #f4ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d38eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d38eb
  2. #8c3fe0
  3. #8a46d6
  4. #894ecb
  5. #8855c0
  6. #875cb6
  7. #8563ab
  8. #846aa0
  9. #837295
  10. #81798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c59e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8059bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d38eb {
  color: #8d38eb;
}
Background
.bg-8d38eb {
  background-color: #8d38eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d38eb {
  border: 2px solid #8d38eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d38eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 56 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d38eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d38eb, #e738eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d38eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 56 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.70 #72c714 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8d38eb  rgb(141, 56, 235)  hsl(268, 82%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#96eb38  rgb(150, 235, 56)  hsl(88, 82%, 57%)  Inchworm
#eb8d38  rgb(235, 141, 56)  hsl(28, 82%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#38eb8d  rgb(56, 235, 141)  hsl(148, 82%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green