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#8549CD

#8549cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8549cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 28.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 64.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #8549cd
  2. #91cd49

Split complementary

  1. #8549cd
  2. #cdc749
  3. #4fcd49

Analogous

  1. #494fcd
  2. #8549cd
  3. #c749cd

Triadic

  1. #8549cd
  2. #cd8549
  3. #49cd85

Tetradic

  1. #8549cd
  2. #cd4991
  3. #91cd49
  4. #49cd85

Square

  1. #8549cd
  2. #cd494f
  3. #91cd49
  4. #49cdc7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1b62
  2. #602b9e
  3. #8549cd
  4. #ad85dd
  5. #d5c1ee

Shades

#8549cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8549cd
  2. #7842b9
  3. #6a3aa4
  4. #5d3390
  5. #502c7b
  6. #432567
  7. #351d52
  8. #28163e
  9. #1b0f29
  10. #0d0715
  11. #000000

Tints

#8549cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8549cd
  2. #915bd2
  3. #9d6dd7
  4. #aa80dc
  5. #b692e1
  6. #c2a4e6
  7. #ceb6eb
  8. #dac8f0
  9. #e7dbf5
  10. #f3edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8549cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8549cd
  2. #854fc5
  3. #8454be
  4. #845ab6
  5. #835fae
  6. #8365a7
  7. #826a9f
  8. #827097
  9. #81758f
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e68ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #766685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c5ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8549cd {
  color: #8549cd;
}
Background
.bg-8549cd {
  background-color: #8549cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8549cd {
  border: 2px solid #8549cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8549cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 73 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8549cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8549cd, #c749cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8549cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 73 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.92 #7ab632 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8549cd  rgb(133, 73, 205)  hsl(267, 57%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#91cd49  rgb(145, 205, 73)  hsl(87, 57%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#cd8549  rgb(205, 133, 73)  hsl(27, 57%, 55%)  Peru
#49cd85  rgb(73, 205, 133)  hsl(147, 57%, 55%)  Emerald