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#8A2CD2

#8a2cd2 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2cd2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.25% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.29% cyan, 79.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 273.98°, with 65.35% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #74d22c

Split complementary

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #c7d22c
  3. #2cd237

Analogous

  1. #372cd2
  2. #8a2cd2
  3. #d22cc7

Triadic

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #d28a2c
  3. #2cd28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #d22c74
  3. #74d22c
  4. #2cd28a

Square

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #d2372c
  3. #74d22c
  4. #2cc7d2

Monochromatic

  1. #371153
  2. #601f93
  3. #8a2cd2
  4. #ad6be0
  5. #d0aaed

Shades

#8a2cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #7c28bd
  3. #6e23a8
  4. #611f93
  5. #531a7e
  6. #451669
  7. #371254
  8. #290d3f
  9. #1c092a
  10. #0e0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #9641d7
  3. #a156db
  4. #ad6be0
  5. #b980e4
  6. #c596e9
  7. #d0abed
  8. #dcc0f2
  9. #e8d5f6
  10. #f3eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2cd2
  2. #8934ca
  3. #883dc2
  4. #8745b9
  5. #864eb1
  6. #8556a9
  7. #845ea1
  8. #836799
  9. #826f90
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73509b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c5880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5151d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #824aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2cd2 {
  color: #8a2cd2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2cd2 {
  background-color: #8a2cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 44 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2cd2, #d22cc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 44 210 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.13 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.84 #75d32d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2cd2  rgb(138, 44, 210)  hsl(274, 65%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#74d22c  rgb(116, 210, 44)  hsl(94, 65%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#d28a2c  rgb(210, 138, 44)  hsl(34, 65%, 50%)  Peru
#2cd28a  rgb(44, 210, 138)  hsl(154, 65%, 50%)  Emerald