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#8A2FCD

#8a2fcd ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2fcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 77.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 274.56°, with 62.7% saturation and 49.41% 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 2.78.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #72cd2f

Split complementary

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #c1cd2f
  3. #2fcd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b2fcd
  2. #8a2fcd
  3. #cd2fc1

Triadic

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #cd8a2f
  3. #2fcd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #cd2f72
  3. #72cd2f
  4. #2fcd8a

Square

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #cd3b2f
  3. #72cd2f
  4. #2fc1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #361251
  2. #60218f
  3. #8a2fcd
  4. #ad6bdd
  5. #cfaaeb

Shades

#8a2fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #7c2ab9
  3. #6e26a4
  4. #612190
  5. #531c7b
  6. #451867
  7. #371352
  8. #290e3e
  9. #1c0929
  10. #0e0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #9644d2
  3. #a159d7
  4. #ad6ddc
  5. #b982e1
  6. #c597e6
  7. #d0aceb
  8. #dcc1f0
  9. #e8d5f5
  10. #f3eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2fcd
  2. #8937c5
  3. #883fbe
  4. #8747b6
  5. #864fae
  6. #8558a7
  7. #84609f
  8. #836897
  9. #82708f
  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 #735198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e587d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5451cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #834aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2fcd {
  color: #8a2fcd;
}
Background
.bg-8a2fcd {
  background-color: #8a2fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2fcd {
  border: 2px solid #8a2fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 47 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2fcd, #cd2fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 47 205 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.50 #75d032 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a2fcd  rgb(138, 47, 205)  hsl(275, 63%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#72cd2f  rgb(114, 205, 47)  hsl(95, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#cd8a2f  rgb(205, 138, 47)  hsl(35, 63%, 49%)  Peru
#2fcd8a  rgb(47, 205, 138)  hsl(155, 63%, 49%)  Caribbean Green