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#8138BB

#8138bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8138bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 21.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.02% cyan, 70.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 273.44°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #8138bb
  2. #72bb38

Split complementary

  1. #8138bb
  2. #b4bb38
  3. #38bb40

Analogous

  1. #4038bb
  2. #8138bb
  3. #bb38b4

Triadic

  1. #8138bb
  2. #bb8138
  3. #38bb81

Tetradic

  1. #8138bb
  2. #bb3872
  3. #72bb38
  4. #38bb81

Square

  1. #8138bb
  2. #bb4038
  3. #72bb38
  4. #38b4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #301545
  2. #582680
  3. #8138bb
  4. #a66cd3
  5. #caa7e5

Shades

#8138bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8138bb
  2. #7432a8
  3. #672d96
  4. #5a2783
  5. #4d2270
  6. #411c5e
  7. #34164b
  8. #271138
  9. #1a0b25
  10. #0d0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#8138bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8138bb
  2. #8e4cc2
  3. #9a60c9
  4. #a774cf
  5. #b388d6
  6. #c09cdd
  7. #cdafe4
  8. #d9c3eb
  9. #e6d7f1
  10. #f2ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8138bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8138bb
  2. #813fb5
  3. #8146af
  4. #814ea9
  5. #8155a3
  6. #815c9e
  7. #806398
  8. #806a92
  9. #80728c
  10. #807986
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d518d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #055eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5451b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b4c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8138bb {
  color: #8138bb;
}
Background
.bg-8138bb {
  background-color: #8138bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8138bb {
  border: 2px solid #8138bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8138bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 56 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8138bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8138bb, #bb38b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8138bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 56 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.71 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #7ec744 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8138bb  rgb(129, 56, 187)  hsl(273, 54%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#72bb38  rgb(114, 187, 56)  hsl(93, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bb8138  rgb(187, 129, 56)  hsl(33, 54%, 48%)  Peru
#38bb81  rgb(56, 187, 129)  hsl(153, 54%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green