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#9238DF

#9238df ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9238df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 21.96% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.53% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 272.34°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1427

Complementary

  1. #9238df
  2. #85df38

Split complementary

  1. #9238df
  2. #d8df38
  3. #38df3f

Analogous

  1. #3f38df
  2. #9238df
  3. #df38d8

Triadic

  1. #9238df
  2. #df9238
  3. #38df92

Tetradic

  1. #9238df
  2. #df3885
  3. #85df38
  4. #38df92

Square

  1. #9238df
  2. #df3f38
  3. #85df38
  4. #38d8df

Monochromatic

  1. #43116d
  2. #6b1cae
  3. #9238df
  4. #b67aea
  5. #dabcf4

Shades

#9238df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9238df
  2. #8332c9
  3. #752db2
  4. #66279c
  5. #582286
  6. #491c70
  7. #3a1659
  8. #2c1143
  9. #1d0b2d
  10. #0f0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9238df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9238df
  2. #9d4ce2
  3. #a860e5
  4. #b374e9
  5. #be88ec
  6. #c99cef
  7. #d3aff2
  8. #dec3f5
  9. #e9d7f9
  10. #f4ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9238df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9238df
  2. #903fd6
  3. #8e46cc
  4. #8d4ec3
  5. #8b55b9
  6. #895cb0
  7. #8763a6
  8. #856a9d
  9. #847293
  10. #82798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e58e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585add ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8954b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9238df {
  color: #9238df;
}
Background
.bg-9238df {
  background-color: #9238df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9238df {
  border: 2px solid #9238df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9238df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 56 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9238df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9238df, #df38d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9238df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 56 223 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.08 #6dc720 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9238df  rgb(146, 56, 223)  hsl(272, 72%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#85df38  rgb(133, 223, 56)  hsl(92, 72%, 55%)  Inchworm
#df9238  rgb(223, 146, 56)  hsl(32, 72%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#38df92  rgb(56, 223, 146)  hsl(152, 72%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green