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#9237EA

#9237ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9237ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.61% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 270.5°, with 81% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #9237ea
  2. #8fea37

Split complementary

  1. #9237ea
  2. #e9ea37
  3. #37ea39

Analogous

  1. #3937ea
  2. #9237ea
  3. #ea37e9

Triadic

  1. #9237ea
  2. #ea9237
  3. #37ea92

Tetradic

  1. #9237ea
  2. #ea378f
  3. #8fea37
  4. #37ea92

Square

  1. #9237ea
  2. #ea3937
  3. #8fea37
  4. #37e9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #450d7b
  2. #6c14c0
  3. #9237ea
  4. #b87cf1
  5. #ddc1f9

Shades

#9237ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9237ea
  2. #8332d3
  3. #752cbb
  4. #6627a4
  5. #58218c
  6. #491c75
  7. #3a165e
  8. #2c1146
  9. #1d0b2f
  10. #0f0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#9237ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9237ea
  2. #9d4bec
  3. #a85fee
  4. #b373f0
  5. #be87f2
  6. #c99bf5
  7. #d3aff7
  8. #dec3f9
  9. #e9d7fb
  10. #f4ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9237ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9237ea
  2. #903edf
  3. #8e46d5
  4. #8d4dca
  5. #8b54c0
  6. #895cb5
  7. #8763aa
  8. #856aa0
  9. #847195
  10. #82798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d5bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f6790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8757bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9237ea {
  color: #9237ea;
}
Background
.bg-9237ea {
  background-color: #9237ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9237ea {
  border: 2px solid #9237ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9237ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 55 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9237ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9237ea, #ea37e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9237ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 55 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.67 #6dc815 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9237ea  rgb(146, 55, 234)  hsl(271, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#8fea37  rgb(143, 234, 55)  hsl(91, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#ea9237  rgb(234, 146, 55)  hsl(31, 81%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#37ea92  rgb(55, 234, 146)  hsl(151, 81%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green