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#8501CD

#8501cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8501cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 0.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0942

Complementary

  1. #8501cd
  2. #49cd01

Split complementary

  1. #8501cd
  2. #afcd01
  3. #01cd1f

Analogous

  1. #1f01cd
  2. #8501cd
  3. #cd01af

Triadic

  1. #8501cd
  2. #cd8501
  3. #01cd85

Tetradic

  1. #8501cd
  2. #cd0149
  3. #49cd01
  4. #01cd85

Square

  1. #8501cd
  2. #cd1f01
  3. #49cd01
  4. #01afcd

Monochromatic

  1. #220035
  2. #540181
  3. #8501cd
  4. #ae1dfe
  5. #c969fe

Shades

#8501cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8501cd
  2. #7801b9
  3. #6a01a4
  4. #5d0190
  5. #50017b
  6. #430167
  7. #350052
  8. #28003e
  9. #1b0029
  10. #0d0015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8501cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8501cd
  2. #911ad2
  3. #9d34d7
  4. #aa4ddc
  5. #b667e1
  6. #c280e6
  7. #ce99eb
  8. #dab3f0
  9. #e7ccf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8501cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8501cd
  2. #850ec5
  3. #841abe
  4. #8427b6
  5. #8334ae
  6. #8341a7
  7. #824d9f
  8. #825a97
  9. #81678f
  10. #817388
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #774c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3941d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4744cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d3ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8501cd {
  color: #8501cd;
}
Background
.bg-8501cd {
  background-color: #8501cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8501cd {
  border: 2px solid #8501cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8501cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 1 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8501cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8501cd, #cd01af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8501cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 1 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.77 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.10 #7afe32 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8501cd  rgb(133, 1, 205)  hsl(279, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#49cd01  rgb(73, 205, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cd8501  rgb(205, 133, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 40%)  Fulvous
#01cd85  rgb(1, 205, 133)  hsl(159, 99%, 40%)  Emerald