CSS named color

Blue Violet #8A2BE2

Blue Violet is vivid violet. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Blue Violet used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
5.96:1

On white

AA ✓ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
3.52:1

On black

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Blue Violet — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Blue Violet by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#8A2BE2 ≈ Dark Orchid #84E22C ≈ Yellow Green

Analogous

#2F2CE2 ≈ Medium Blue #8A2BE2 ≈ Dark Orchid #E22CDF ≈ Medium Orchid

Triadic

#8A2BE2 ≈ Dark Orchid #E28A2C ≈ Peru #2CE28A ≈ Medium Spring Green

Split-complementary

#8A2BE2 ≈ Dark Orchid #DFE22C ≈ Gold #2CE22F ≈ Lime Green

Tetradic

#8A2BE2 ≈ Dark Orchid #E22F2C ≈ Crimson #84E22C ≈ Yellow Green #2CDFE2 ≈ Turquoise

Use Blue Violet in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#8a2be2], border-[#8a2be2].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Blue Violet into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

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Similar named colors

Dark Orchid #9932CC Dark Violet #9400D3 Slate Blue #6A5ACD Medium Orchid #BA55D3 Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE Rebecca Purple #663399

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