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#8A42E5

#8a42e5 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.74% cyan, 71.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 266.5°, with 75.81% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #9de542

Split complementary

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #e5db42
  3. #4be542

Analogous

  1. #424be5
  2. #8a42e5
  3. #db42e5

Triadic

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #e58a42
  3. #42e58a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #e5429d
  3. #9de542
  4. #42e58a

Square

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #e5424b
  3. #9de542
  4. #42e5db

Monochromatic

  1. #41117d
  2. #641ac0
  3. #8a42e5
  4. #b485ee
  5. #ddc8f7

Shades

#8a42e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #7c3bce
  3. #6e35b7
  4. #612ea0
  5. #532889
  6. #452173
  7. #371a5c
  8. #291445
  9. #1c0d2e
  10. #0e0717
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #9655e8
  3. #a168ea
  4. #ad7bed
  5. #b98eef
  6. #c5a1f2
  7. #d0b3f5
  8. #dcc6f7
  9. #e8d9fa
  10. #f3ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42e5
  2. #8948db
  3. #884ed1
  4. #8755c7
  5. #865bbd
  6. #8561b3
  7. #8467a8
  8. #836d9e
  9. #827494
  10. #817a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #746b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475ee8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5de3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d5db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42e5 {
  color: #8a42e5;
}
Background
.bg-8a42e5 {
  background-color: #8a42e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42e5 {
  border: 2px solid #8a42e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 76% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42e5, #db42e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 229 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #75bd1a Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a42e5  rgb(138, 66, 229)  hsl(267, 76%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#9de542  rgb(157, 229, 66)  hsl(87, 76%, 58%)  Inchworm
#e58a42  rgb(229, 138, 66)  hsl(27, 76%, 58%)  Cadmium Orange
#42e58a  rgb(66, 229, 138)  hsl(147, 76%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green