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#9237DA

#9237da ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9237da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 21.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.03% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 273.5°, with 68.78% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #9237da
  2. #7fda37

Split complementary

  1. #9237da
  2. #d0da37
  3. #37da41

Analogous

  1. #4137da
  2. #9237da
  3. #da37d0

Triadic

  1. #9237da
  2. #da9237
  3. #37da92

Tetradic

  1. #9237da
  2. #da377f
  3. #7fda37
  4. #37da92

Square

  1. #9237da
  2. #da4137
  3. #7fda37
  4. #37d0da

Monochromatic

  1. #411365
  2. #6a1fa6
  3. #9237da
  4. #b578e6
  5. #d8b8f2

Shades

#9237da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9237da
  2. #8332c4
  3. #752cae
  4. #662799
  5. #582183
  6. #491c6d
  7. #3a1657
  8. #2c1141
  9. #1d0b2c
  10. #0f0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9237da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9237da
  2. #9d4bde
  3. #a85fe1
  4. #b373e5
  5. #be87e9
  6. #c99bed
  7. #d3aff0
  8. #dec3f4
  9. #e9d7f8
  10. #f4ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9237da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9237da
  2. #903ed1
  3. #8e46c8
  4. #8d4dbf
  5. #8b54b6
  6. #895cad
  7. #8763a4
  8. #856a9b
  9. #847192
  10. #827989
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b58a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f57dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a59d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a52ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9237da {
  color: #9237da;
}
Background
.bg-9237da {
  background-color: #9237da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9237da {
  border: 2px solid #9237da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9237da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 55 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9237da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9237da, #da37d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9237da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 55 218 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.23 #6dc825 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9237da  rgb(146, 55, 218)  hsl(274, 69%, 54%)  Blue Violet
#7fda37  rgb(127, 218, 55)  hsl(94, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#da9237  rgb(218, 146, 55)  hsl(34, 69%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#37da92  rgb(55, 218, 146)  hsl(154, 69%, 54%)  Emerald