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#8227CD

#8227cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8227cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 15.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 80.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 272.89°, with 68.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.106

Complementary

  1. #8227cd
  2. #72cd27

Split complementary

  1. #8227cd
  2. #c5cd27
  3. #27cd2f

Analogous

  1. #2f27cd
  2. #8227cd
  3. #cd27c5

Triadic

  1. #8227cd
  2. #cd8227
  3. #27cd82

Tetradic

  1. #8227cd
  2. #cd2772
  3. #72cd27
  4. #27cd82

Square

  1. #8227cd
  2. #cd2f27
  3. #72cd27
  4. #27c5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #300f4c
  2. #591b8d
  3. #8227cd
  4. #a660e1
  5. #caa0ed

Shades

#8227cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8227cd
  2. #7523b9
  3. #681fa4
  4. #5b1b90
  5. #4e177b
  6. #411467
  7. #341052
  8. #270c3e
  9. #1a0829
  10. #0d0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#8227cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8227cd
  2. #8f3dd2
  3. #9b52d7
  4. #a868dc
  5. #b47de1
  6. #c193e6
  7. #cda9eb
  8. #dabef0
  9. #e6d4f5
  10. #f3e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8227cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8227cd
  2. #8230c5
  3. #8239be
  4. #8142b6
  5. #814bae
  6. #8154a7
  7. #815c9f
  8. #816597
  9. #806e8f
  10. #807788
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d4c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #72557c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7947a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8227cd {
  color: #8227cd;
}
Background
.bg-8227cd {
  background-color: #8227cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8227cd {
  border: 2px solid #8227cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8227cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 39 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8227cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8227cd, #cd27c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8227cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 39 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.82 #7dd832 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8227cd  rgb(130, 39, 205)  hsl(273, 68%, 48%)  Dark Violet
#72cd27  rgb(114, 205, 39)  hsl(93, 68%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cd8227  rgb(205, 130, 39)  hsl(33, 68%, 48%)  Bronze
#27cd82  rgb(39, 205, 130)  hsl(153, 68%, 48%)  Emerald