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#9537E2

#9537e2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9537e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 21.57% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.07% cyan, 75.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 272.98°, with 74.67% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1461

Complementary

  1. #9537e2
  2. #84e237

Split complementary

  1. #9537e2
  2. #dae237
  3. #37e240

Analogous

  1. #4037e2
  2. #9537e2
  3. #e237da

Triadic

  1. #9537e2
  2. #e29537
  3. #37e295

Tetradic

  1. #9537e2
  2. #e23784
  3. #84e237
  4. #37e295

Square

  1. #9537e2
  2. #e24037
  3. #84e237
  4. #37dae2

Monochromatic

  1. #451070
  2. #6e1ab3
  3. #9537e2
  4. #b87aec
  5. #dcbdf5

Shades

#9537e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9537e2
  2. #8632cb
  3. #772cb5
  4. #68279e
  5. #592188
  6. #4b1c71
  7. #3c165a
  8. #2d1144
  9. #1e0b2d
  10. #0f0617
  11. #000000

Tints

#9537e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9537e2
  2. #a04be5
  3. #aa5fe8
  4. #b573eb
  5. #bf87ee
  6. #ca9bf1
  7. #d5aff3
  8. #dfc3f6
  9. #ead7f9
  10. #f4ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9537e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9537e2
  2. #933ed8
  3. #9146ce
  4. #8f4dc5
  5. #8d54bb
  6. #8b5cb1
  7. #8863a7
  8. #866a9d
  9. #847194
  10. #82798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e5aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86638b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f59e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c55b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9537e2 {
  color: #9537e2;
}
Background
.bg-9537e2 {
  background-color: #9537e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9537e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9537e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9537e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 55 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9537e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9537e2, #e237da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9537e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 55 226 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.28 #6ac81d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9537e2  rgb(149, 55, 226)  hsl(273, 75%, 55%)  Blue Violet
#84e237  rgb(132, 226, 55)  hsl(93, 75%, 55%)  Inchworm
#e29537  rgb(226, 149, 55)  hsl(33, 75%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#37e295  rgb(55, 226, 149)  hsl(153, 75%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green