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#9342EA

#9342ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9342ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.65% red, 25.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.18% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 268.93°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1604

Complementary

  1. #9342ea
  2. #99ea42

Split complementary

  1. #9342ea
  2. #eae742
  3. #45ea42

Analogous

  1. #4245ea
  2. #9342ea
  3. #e742ea

Triadic

  1. #9342ea
  2. #ea9342
  3. #42ea93

Tetradic

  1. #9342ea
  2. #ea4299
  3. #99ea42
  4. #42ea93

Square

  1. #9342ea
  2. #ea4245
  3. #99ea42
  4. #42eae7

Monochromatic

  1. #470f84
  2. #6d16c9
  3. #9342ea
  4. #ba87f2
  5. #e2ccf9

Shades

#9342ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9342ea
  2. #843bd3
  3. #7635bb
  4. #672ea4
  5. #58288c
  6. #4a2175
  7. #3b1a5e
  8. #2c1446
  9. #1d0d2f
  10. #0f0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#9342ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9342ea
  2. #9e55ec
  3. #a968ee
  4. #b37bf0
  5. #be8ef2
  6. #c9a1f5
  7. #d4b3f7
  8. #dfc6f9
  9. #e9d9fb
  10. #f4ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9342ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9342ea
  2. #9148df
  3. #8f4ed5
  4. #8d55ca
  5. #8b5bc0
  6. #8a61b5
  7. #8867aa
  8. #866da0
  9. #847495
  10. #827a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f60ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #806c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e60ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5860e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #885ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9342ea {
  color: #9342ea;
}
Background
.bg-9342ea {
  background-color: #9342ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9342ea {
  border: 2px solid #9342ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9342ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9342ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9342ea, #e742ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9342ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.63 #6cbd15 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9342ea  rgb(147, 66, 234)  hsl(269, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#99ea42  rgb(153, 234, 66)  hsl(89, 80%, 59%)  Inchworm
#ea9342  rgb(234, 147, 66)  hsl(29, 80%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#42ea93  rgb(66, 234, 147)  hsl(149, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green