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#9048EA

#9048ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9048ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 28.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.46% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 79.41% saturation and 60% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.165

Complementary

  1. #9048ea
  2. #a2ea48

Split complementary

  1. #9048ea
  2. #eae148
  3. #51ea48

Analogous

  1. #4851ea
  2. #9048ea
  3. #e148ea

Triadic

  1. #9048ea
  2. #ea9048
  3. #48ea90

Tetradic

  1. #9048ea
  2. #ea48a2
  3. #a2ea48
  4. #48ea90

Square

  1. #9048ea
  2. #ea4851
  3. #a2ea48
  4. #48eae1

Monochromatic

  1. #461089
  2. #6918ce
  3. #9048ea
  4. #ba8df2
  5. #e3d1fa

Shades

#9048ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9048ea
  2. #8241d3
  3. #733abb
  4. #6532a4
  5. #562b8c
  6. #482475
  7. #3a1d5e
  8. #2b1646
  9. #1d0e2f
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#9048ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9048ea
  2. #9b5aec
  3. #a66dee
  4. #b17ff0
  5. #bc91f2
  6. #c8a4f5
  7. #d3b6f7
  8. #dec8f9
  9. #e9dafb
  10. #f4edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9048ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9048ea
  2. #8e4edf
  3. #8d53d5
  4. #8b59ca
  5. #8a5ec0
  6. #8864b5
  7. #866aaa
  8. #856fa0
  9. #837595
  10. #827a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f63af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e63ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5662e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8462bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9048ea {
  color: #9048ea;
}
Background
.bg-9048ea {
  background-color: #9048ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9048ea {
  border: 2px solid #9048ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9048ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 72 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9048ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9048ea, #e148ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9048ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 72 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.37 #6fb715 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9048ea  rgb(144, 72, 234)  hsl(267, 79%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#a2ea48  rgb(162, 234, 72)  hsl(87, 79%, 60%)  Inchworm
#ea9048  rgb(234, 144, 72)  hsl(27, 79%, 60%)  Cadmium Orange
#48ea90  rgb(72, 234, 144)  hsl(147, 79%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green