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#8A4EEF

#8a4eef ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4eef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.26% cyan, 67.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 262.36°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #b3ef4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #efdb4e
  3. #63ef4e

Analogous

  1. #4e63ef
  2. #8a4eef
  3. #db4eef

Triadic

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #ef8a4e
  3. #4eef8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #ef4eb3
  3. #b3ef4e
  4. #4eef8a

Square

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #ef4e63
  3. #b3ef4e
  4. #4eefdb

Monochromatic

  1. #410e96
  2. #5f14dd
  3. #8a4eef
  4. #b894f5
  5. #e7dafc

Shades

#8a4eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #7c46d7
  3. #6e3ebf
  4. #6137a7
  5. #532f8f
  6. #452778
  7. #371f60
  8. #291748
  9. #1c1030
  10. #0e0818
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #9660f1
  3. #a171f2
  4. #ad83f4
  5. #b995f5
  6. #c5a7f7
  7. #d0b8f9
  8. #dccafa
  9. #e8dcfc
  10. #f3edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4eef
  2. #8953e4
  3. #8858d9
  4. #875dce
  5. #8662c3
  6. #8567b8
  7. #846cac
  8. #8371a1
  9. #827696
  10. #817b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d66b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4967f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f64ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b68c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4eef {
  color: #8a4eef;
}
Background
.bg-8a4eef {
  background-color: #8a4eef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4eef {
  border: 2px solid #8a4eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4eef, #db4eef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 239 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.88 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.05 #75b110 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#8a4eef  rgb(138, 78, 239)  hsl(262, 83%, 62%)  Blue Violet
#b3ef4e  rgb(179, 239, 78)  hsl(82, 83%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ef8a4e  rgb(239, 138, 78)  hsl(22, 83%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#4eef8a  rgb(78, 239, 138)  hsl(142, 83%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green