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#8A2DCD

#8a2dcd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.65% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 274.88°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1169

Complementary

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #70cd2d

Split complementary

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #c0cd2d
  3. #2dcd3a

Analogous

  1. #3a2dcd
  2. #8a2dcd
  3. #cd2dc0

Triadic

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #cd8a2d
  3. #2dcd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #cd2d70
  3. #70cd2d
  4. #2dcd8a

Square

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #cd3a2d
  3. #70cd2d
  4. #2dc0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #361150
  2. #601f8e
  3. #8a2dcd
  4. #ad69de
  5. #cfa7ec

Shades

#8a2dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #7c29b9
  3. #6e24a4
  4. #612090
  5. #531b7b
  6. #451767
  7. #371252
  8. #290e3e
  9. #1c0929
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #9642d2
  3. #a157d7
  4. #ad6cdc
  5. #b981e1
  6. #c596e6
  7. #d0abeb
  8. #dcc0f0
  9. #e8d5f5
  10. #f3eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2dcd
  2. #8935c5
  3. #883ebe
  4. #8746b6
  5. #864eae
  6. #8557a7
  7. #845f9f
  8. #836797
  9. #826f8f
  10. #817888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e577d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5450cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8349a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2dcd {
  color: #8a2dcd;
}
Background
.bg-8a2dcd {
  background-color: #8a2dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2dcd {
  border: 2px solid #8a2dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 45 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2dcd, #cd2dc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 45 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.46 #75d232 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2dcd  rgb(138, 45, 205)  hsl(275, 64%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#70cd2d  rgb(112, 205, 45)  hsl(95, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cd8a2d  rgb(205, 138, 45)  hsl(35, 64%, 49%)  Peru
#2dcd8a  rgb(45, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 64%, 49%)  Caribbean Green