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#8233B6

#8233b6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8233b6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 20% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 71.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 276.18°, with 56.22% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1049

Complementary

  1. #8233b6
  2. #67b633

Split complementary

  1. #8233b6
  2. #a9b633
  3. #33b641

Analogous

  1. #4133b6
  2. #8233b6
  3. #b633a9

Triadic

  1. #8233b6
  2. #b68233
  3. #33b682

Tetradic

  1. #8233b6
  2. #b63367
  3. #67b633
  4. #33b682

Square

  1. #8233b6
  2. #b64133
  3. #67b633
  4. #33a9b6

Monochromatic

  1. #2d123f
  2. #57227a
  3. #8233b6
  4. #a662d3
  5. #c89ee4

Shades

#8233b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8233b6
  2. #752ea4
  3. #682992
  4. #5b247f
  5. #4e1f6d
  6. #411a5b
  7. #341449
  8. #270f37
  9. #1a0a24
  10. #0d0512
  11. #000000

Tints

#8233b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8233b6
  2. #8f47bd
  3. #9b5cc5
  4. #a870cc
  5. #b485d3
  6. #c199db
  7. #cdade2
  8. #dac2e9
  9. #e6d6f0
  10. #f3ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8233b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8233b6
  2. #823bb1
  3. #8242ab
  4. #814aa6
  5. #8152a0
  6. #815a9b
  7. #816196
  8. #816990
  9. #80718b
  10. #807885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d4e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c5cb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a5171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4cb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #554fb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d4792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8233b6 {
  color: #8233b6;
}
Background
.bg-8233b6 {
  background-color: #8233b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8233b6 {
  border: 2px solid #8233b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8233b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 51 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 56% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8233b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8233b6, #b633a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8233b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 51 182 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.04 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.78 #7dcc49 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8233b6  rgb(130, 51, 182)  hsl(276, 56%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#67b633  rgb(103, 182, 51)  hsl(96, 56%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#b68233  rgb(182, 130, 51)  hsl(36, 56%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#33b682  rgb(51, 182, 130)  hsl(156, 56%, 46%)  Mint