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#8709CD

#8709cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8709cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.15% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.57°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #8709cd
  2. #4fcd09

Split complementary

  1. #8709cd
  2. #b1cd09
  3. #09cd25

Analogous

  1. #2509cd
  2. #8709cd
  3. #cd09b1

Triadic

  1. #8709cd
  2. #cd8709
  3. #09cd87

Tetradic

  1. #8709cd
  2. #cd094f
  3. #4fcd09
  4. #09cd87

Square

  1. #8709cd
  2. #cd2509
  3. #4fcd09
  4. #09b1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #26033a
  2. #570684
  3. #8709cd
  4. #ae2df6
  5. #ca76f9

Shades

#8709cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8709cd
  2. #7a08b9
  3. #6c07a4
  4. #5f0690
  5. #51057b
  6. #440567
  7. #360452
  8. #29033e
  9. #1b0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8709cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8709cd
  2. #9322d2
  3. #9f3ad7
  4. #ab53dc
  5. #b76be1
  6. #c384e6
  7. #cf9deb
  8. #dbb5f0
  9. #e7cef5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8709cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8709cd
  2. #8615c5
  3. #8621be
  4. #852db6
  5. #8439ae
  6. #8445a7
  7. #83509f
  8. #825c97
  9. #81688f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a4d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c43d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a45cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8709cd {
  color: #8709cd;
}
Background
.bg-8709cd {
  background-color: #8709cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8709cd {
  border: 2px solid #8709cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8709cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8709cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8709cd, #cd09b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8709cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.30 #78f632 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8709cd  rgb(135, 9, 205)  hsl(279, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4fcd09  rgb(79, 205, 9)  hsl(99, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd8709  rgb(205, 135, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09cd87  rgb(9, 205, 135)  hsl(159, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green