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#8A42E1

#8a42e1 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 25.88% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.67% cyan, 70.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 267.17°, with 72.6% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #99e142

Split complementary

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #e1d942
  3. #4ae142

Analogous

  1. #424ae1
  2. #8a42e1
  3. #d942e1

Triadic

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #e18a42
  3. #42e18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #e14299
  3. #99e142
  4. #42e18a

Square

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #e1424a
  3. #99e142
  4. #42e1d9

Monochromatic

  1. #401377
  2. #641db9
  3. #8a42e1
  4. #b384eb
  5. #dcc6f6

Shades

#8a42e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #7c3bcb
  3. #6e35b4
  4. #612e9e
  5. #532887
  6. #452171
  7. #371a5a
  8. #291444
  9. #1c0d2d
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #9655e4
  3. #a168e7
  4. #ad7bea
  5. #b98eed
  6. #c5a1f0
  7. #d0b3f3
  8. #dcc6f6
  9. #e8d9f9
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42e1
  2. #8948d7
  3. #884ece
  4. #8755c4
  5. #865bba
  6. #8561b1
  7. #8467a7
  8. #836d9d
  9. #827493
  10. #817a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76698d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495de4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515cdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e5cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42e1 {
  color: #8a42e1;
}
Background
.bg-8a42e1 {
  background-color: #8a42e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42e1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a42e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42e1, #d942e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 225 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.34 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.10 #75bd1e Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a42e1  rgb(138, 66, 225)  hsl(267, 73%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#99e142  rgb(153, 225, 66)  hsl(87, 73%, 57%)  Inchworm
#e18a42  rgb(225, 138, 66)  hsl(27, 73%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#42e18a  rgb(66, 225, 138)  hsl(147, 73%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green