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#8A4EEC

#8a4eec ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4eec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.59% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 262.78°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #b0ec4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #ecd94e
  3. #61ec4e

Analogous

  1. #4e61ec
  2. #8a4eec
  3. #d94eec

Triadic

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #ec8a4e
  3. #4eec8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #ec4eb0
  3. #b0ec4e
  4. #4eec8a

Square

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #ec4e61
  3. #b0ec4e
  4. #4eecd9

Monochromatic

  1. #411091
  2. #6017d6
  3. #8a4eec
  4. #b893f3
  5. #e5d8fb

Shades

#8a4eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #7c46d4
  3. #6e3ebd
  4. #6137a5
  5. #532f8e
  6. #452776
  7. #371f5e
  8. #291747
  9. #1c102f
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #9660ee
  3. #a171f0
  4. #ad83f2
  5. #b995f4
  6. #c5a7f6
  7. #d0b8f7
  8. #dccaf9
  9. #e8dcfb
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4eec
  2. #8953e1
  3. #8858d6
  4. #875dcc
  5. #8662c1
  6. #8567b6
  7. #846cab
  8. #8371a0
  9. #827696
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c66b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #707497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b66ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5164ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b67bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4eec {
  color: #8a4eec;
}
Background
.bg-8a4eec {
  background-color: #8a4eec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4eec {
  border: 2px solid #8a4eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4eec, #d94eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 236 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #75b113 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4eec  rgb(138, 78, 236)  hsl(263, 81%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#b0ec4e  rgb(176, 236, 78)  hsl(83, 81%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ec8a4e  rgb(236, 138, 78)  hsl(23, 81%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#4eec8a  rgb(78, 236, 138)  hsl(143, 81%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green