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#8521AF

#8521af ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8521af is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 12.94% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24% cyan, 81.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.25°, with 68.27% saturation and 40.78% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0917

Complementary

  1. #8521af
  2. #4baf21

Split complementary

  1. #8521af
  2. #92af21
  3. #21af3e

Analogous

  1. #3e21af
  2. #8521af
  3. #af2192

Triadic

  1. #8521af
  2. #af8521
  3. #21af85

Tetradic

  1. #8521af
  2. #af214b
  3. #4baf21
  4. #21af85

Square

  1. #8521af
  2. #af3e21
  3. #4baf21
  4. #2192af

Monochromatic

  1. #23092e
  2. #54156f
  3. #8521af
  4. #ae41db
  5. #c982e7

Shades

#8521af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8521af
  2. #781e9e
  3. #6a1a8c
  4. #5d177b
  5. #501469
  6. #431158
  7. #350d46
  8. #280a35
  9. #1b0723
  10. #0d0312
  11. #000000

Tints

#8521af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8521af
  2. #9137b7
  3. #9d4dbf
  4. #aa64c7
  5. #b67acf
  6. #c290d7
  7. #cea6df
  8. #dabce7
  9. #e7d3ef
  10. #f3e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8521af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8521af
  2. #852baa
  3. #8434a6
  4. #843ea1
  5. #83479c
  6. #835198
  7. #825a93
  8. #82648e
  9. #816d89
  10. #817785
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0557ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804569 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c42b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5747ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82398b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8521af {
  color: #8521af;
}
Background
.bg-8521af {
  background-color: #8521af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8521af {
  border: 2px solid #8521af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8521af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 33 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8521af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8521af, #af2192);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8521af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 33 175 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.64 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.82 #7ade50 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8521af  rgb(133, 33, 175)  hsl(282, 68%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#4baf21  rgb(75, 175, 33)  hsl(102, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#af8521  rgb(175, 133, 33)  hsl(42, 68%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#21af85  rgb(33, 175, 133)  hsl(162, 68%, 41%)  Jungle Green