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#8002BC

#8002bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8002bc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 0.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.91% cyan, 98.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.65°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #8002bc
  2. #3ebc02

Split complementary

  1. #8002bc
  2. #9bbc02
  3. #02bc23

Analogous

  1. #2302bc
  2. #8002bc
  3. #bc029b

Triadic

  1. #8002bc
  2. #bc8002
  3. #02bc80

Tetradic

  1. #8002bc
  2. #bc023e
  3. #3ebc02
  4. #02bc80

Square

  1. #8002bc
  2. #bc2302
  3. #3ebc02
  4. #029bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #190025
  2. #4c0170
  3. #8002bc
  4. #b00efc
  5. #c95afd

Shades

#8002bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8002bc
  2. #7302a9
  3. #660296
  4. #5a0184
  5. #4d0171
  6. #40015e
  7. #33014b
  8. #260138
  9. #1a0026
  10. #0d0013
  11. #000000

Tints

#8002bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8002bc
  2. #8d1bc3
  3. #9935c9
  4. #a64ed0
  5. #b367d7
  6. #c081de
  7. #cc9ae4
  8. #d9b3eb
  9. #e6ccf2
  10. #f2e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8002bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8002bc
  2. #800fb6
  3. #801bb0
  4. #8028aa
  5. #8034a4
  6. #80419e
  7. #804e98
  8. #805a92
  9. #80678c
  10. #807386
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673f89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76446d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c3cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4840ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a3493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8002bc {
  color: #8002bc;
}
Background
.bg-8002bc {
  background-color: #8002bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8002bc {
  border: 2px solid #8002bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8002bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 2 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8002bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8002bc, #bc029b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8002bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 2 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.62 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.69 #7ffd43 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8002bc  rgb(128, 2, 188)  hsl(281, 98%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#3ebc02  rgb(62, 188, 2)  hsl(101, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bc8002  rgb(188, 128, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#02bc80  rgb(2, 188, 128)  hsl(161, 98%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green