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#8701AC

#8701ac ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8701ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.51% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 287.02°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #8701ac
  2. #26ac01

Split complementary

  1. #8701ac
  2. #7bac01
  3. #01ac32

Analogous

  1. #3201ac
  2. #8701ac
  3. #ac017b

Triadic

  1. #8701ac
  2. #ac8701
  3. #01ac87

Tetradic

  1. #8701ac
  2. #ac0126
  3. #26ac01
  4. #01ac87

Square

  1. #8701ac
  2. #ac3201
  3. #26ac01
  4. #017bac

Monochromatic

  1. #100014
  2. #4b0160
  3. #8701ac
  4. #c301f8
  5. #d748fe

Shades

#8701ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8701ac
  2. #7a019b
  3. #6c018a
  4. #5f0178
  5. #510167
  6. #440156
  7. #360045
  8. #290034
  9. #1b0022
  10. #0e0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#8701ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8701ac
  2. #931ab4
  3. #9f34bd
  4. #ab4dc5
  5. #b767cd
  6. #c380d6
  7. #cf99de
  8. #dbb3e6
  9. #e7ccee
  10. #f3e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8701ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8701ac
  2. #860ea8
  3. #861aa3
  4. #85279f
  5. #84349a
  6. #844196
  7. #834d92
  8. #825a8d
  9. #816789
  10. #817384
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b3f7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #843a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a39ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5641aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #852c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8701ac {
  color: #8701ac;
}
Background
.bg-8701ac {
  background-color: #8701ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8701ac {
  border: 2px solid #8701ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8701ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8701ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8701ac, #ac017b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8701ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.88 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.11 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.23 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #78fe53 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8701ac  rgb(135, 1, 172)  hsl(287, 99%, 34%)  Dark Violet
#26ac01  rgb(38, 172, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac8701  rgb(172, 135, 1)  hsl(47, 99%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01ac87  rgb(1, 172, 135)  hsl(167, 99%, 34%)  Jungle Green