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#8D4DEC

#8d4dec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d4dec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 30.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.25% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 264.15°, with 80.71% saturation and 61.37% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 6.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #acec4d

Split complementary

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #ecdc4d
  3. #5cec4d

Analogous

  1. #4d5cec
  2. #8d4dec
  3. #dc4dec

Triadic

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #ec8d4d
  3. #4dec8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #ec4dac
  3. #acec4d
  4. #4dec8d

Square

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #ec4d5c
  3. #acec4d
  4. #4decdc

Monochromatic

  1. #430f91
  2. #6417d6
  3. #8d4dec
  4. #b992f3
  5. #e6d7fb

Shades

#8d4dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #7f45d4
  3. #713ebd
  4. #6336a5
  5. #552e8e
  6. #472776
  7. #381f5e
  8. #2a1747
  9. #1c0f2f
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d4dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #985fee
  3. #a471f0
  4. #af82f2
  5. #bb94f4
  6. #c6a6f6
  7. #d1b8f7
  8. #ddcaf9
  9. #e8dbfb
  10. #f4edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d4dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d4dec
  2. #8c52e1
  3. #8a57d6
  4. #895ccc
  5. #8861c1
  6. #8767b6
  7. #856cab
  8. #8471a0
  9. #837696
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e66b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d66ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5464ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f66bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d4dec {
  color: #8d4dec;
}
Background
.bg-8d4dec {
  background-color: #8d4dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d4dec {
  border: 2px solid #8d4dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d4dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 77 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d4dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d4dec, #dc4dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d4dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 77 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.47 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.64 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.81 #72b213 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8d4dec  rgb(141, 77, 236)  hsl(264, 81%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#acec4d  rgb(172, 236, 77)  hsl(84, 81%, 61%)  Inchworm
#ec8d4d  rgb(236, 141, 77)  hsl(24, 81%, 61%)  Persian Orange
#4dec8d  rgb(77, 236, 141)  hsl(144, 81%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green