Blue Violet is the CSS named color #8A2BE2 — rgb(138, 43, 226), hsl(271, 76%, 53%). Its relative luminance is 0.126, giving 5.96:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #8A2BE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 43, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 76%, 53%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.1262 |
| Contrast on white | 5.96:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 3.52:1 large text only |
Built by mixing blueviolet toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
blueviolet is #8A2BE2, which is rgb(138, 43, 226) and hsl(271, 76%, 53%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Blue Violet has a relative luminance of 0.126 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 5.96:1; against black, 3.52:1.
blueviolet reaches 5.96:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.