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#9801EB

#9801eb ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9801eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 0.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.32% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 278.72°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #9801eb
  2. #54eb01

Split complementary

  1. #9801eb
  2. #c9eb01
  3. #01eb23

Analogous

  1. #2301eb
  2. #9801eb
  3. #eb01c9

Triadic

  1. #9801eb
  2. #eb9801
  3. #01eb98

Tetradic

  1. #9801eb
  2. #eb0154
  3. #54eb01
  4. #01eb98

Square

  1. #9801eb
  2. #eb2301
  3. #54eb01
  4. #01c9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #350053
  2. #67019f
  3. #9801eb
  4. #b93afe
  5. #d486fe

Shades

#9801eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9801eb
  2. #8901d4
  3. #7a01bc
  4. #6a01a5
  5. #5b018d
  6. #4c0176
  7. #3d005e
  8. #2e0047
  9. #1e002f
  10. #0f0018
  11. #000000

Tints

#9801eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9801eb
  2. #a21aed
  3. #ad34ef
  4. #b74df1
  5. #c167f3
  6. #cc80f5
  7. #d699f7
  8. #e0b3f9
  9. #eaccfb
  10. #f5e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9801eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9801eb
  2. #960ee0
  3. #931ad6
  4. #9127cb
  5. #8e34c0
  6. #8c41b6
  7. #8a4dab
  8. #875aa0
  9. #856795
  10. #82738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c4eab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88588a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f45b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9801eb {
  color: #9801eb;
}
Background
.bg-9801eb {
  background-color: #9801eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9801eb {
  border: 2px solid #9801eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9801eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 1 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9801eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9801eb, #eb01c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9801eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 1 235 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.72 #67fe14 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#9801eb  rgb(152, 1, 235)  hsl(279, 99%, 46%)  Blue Violet
#54eb01  rgb(84, 235, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 46%)  Harlequin
#eb9801  rgb(235, 152, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 46%)  Gamboge
#01eb98  rgb(1, 235, 152)  hsl(159, 99%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green