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#8A2BE2 Blue Violet

#8A2BE2 is Blue Violet.

#8A2BE2

Blue Violet

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #8A2BE2?

HEX
#8A2BE2
RGB
rgb(138, 43, 226)
HSL
hsl(271, 76%, 53%)
OKLCH
oklch(53.4% 0.250 301)
CMYK
39, 81, 0, 11

#8A2BE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #8A2BE2
#8A2BE2
Same color
White
6.0AA
Near-black
2.9Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #8A2BE2 · 6.0:1

Tints and shades of #8A2BE2

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F7F3FF
  2. #DECBFF
  3. #C6A1FF
  4. #B073FF
  5. #9940F4
  6. #8A2BE2
  7. #5D00A0
  8. #3D006C
  9. #20003D

Colors that go with #8A2BE2

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --blue-violet-1: #8A2BE2; /* Blue Violet */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #8A2BE2

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (1)

Gradients (2)

Mesh gradients (5)