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#9642EA

#9642ea ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9642ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 25.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.9% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 270°, 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #9642ea
  2. #96ea42

Split complementary

  1. #9642ea
  2. #eaea42
  3. #42ea42

Analogous

  1. #4242ea
  2. #9642ea
  3. #ea42ea

Triadic

  1. #9642ea
  2. #ea9642
  3. #42ea96

Tetradic

  1. #9642ea
  2. #ea4296
  3. #96ea42
  4. #42ea96

Square

  1. #9642ea
  2. #ea4242
  3. #96ea42
  4. #42eaea

Monochromatic

  1. #490f84
  2. #7016c9
  3. #9642ea
  4. #bc87f2
  5. #e2ccf9

Shades

#9642ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9642ea
  2. #873bd3
  3. #7835bb
  4. #692ea4
  5. #5a288c
  6. #4b2175
  7. #3c1a5e
  8. #2d1446
  9. #1e0d2f
  10. #0f0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#9642ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9642ea
  2. #a155ec
  3. #ab68ee
  4. #b67bf0
  5. #c08ef2
  6. #cba1f5
  7. #d5b3f7
  8. #e0c6f9
  9. #ead9fb
  10. #f5ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9642ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9642ea
  2. #9448df
  3. #924ed5
  4. #8f55ca
  5. #8d5bc0
  6. #8b61b5
  7. #8967aa
  8. #876da0
  9. #847495
  10. #827a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8161af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5160ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b61e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c5ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9642ea {
  color: #9642ea;
}
Background
.bg-9642ea {
  background-color: #9642ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9642ea {
  border: 2px solid #9642ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9642ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9642ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9642ea, #ea42ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9642ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.10 #69bd15 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9642ea  rgb(150, 66, 234)  hsl(270, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet
#96ea42  rgb(150, 234, 66)  hsl(90, 80%, 59%)  Inchworm
#ea9642  rgb(234, 150, 66)  hsl(30, 80%, 59%)  Carrot Orange
#42ea96  rgb(66, 234, 150)  hsl(150, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green