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#871EAE

#871eae ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#871eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 11.76% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.41% cyan, 82.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 283.75°, with 70.59% saturation and 40% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0914

Complementary

  1. #871eae
  2. #45ae1e

Split complementary

  1. #871eae
  2. #8dae1e
  3. #1eae3f

Analogous

  1. #3f1eae
  2. #871eae
  3. #ae1e8d

Triadic

  1. #871eae
  2. #ae871e
  3. #1eae87

Tetradic

  1. #871eae
  2. #ae1e45
  3. #45ae1e
  4. #1eae87

Square

  1. #871eae
  2. #ae3f1e
  3. #45ae1e
  4. #1e8dae

Monochromatic

  1. #22072c
  2. #54136d
  3. #871eae
  4. #b13bdd
  5. #cb7ce9

Shades

#871eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #871eae
  2. #7a1b9d
  3. #6c188b
  4. #5f157a
  5. #511268
  6. #440f57
  7. #360c46
  8. #290934
  9. #1b0623
  10. #0e0311
  11. #000000

Tints

#871eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #871eae
  2. #9335b6
  3. #9f4bbe
  4. #ab62c6
  5. #b778ce
  6. #c38fd7
  7. #cfa5df
  8. #dbbce7
  9. #e7d2ef
  10. #f3e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#871eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #871eae
  2. #8628a9
  3. #8632a5
  4. #853ba0
  5. #84459c
  6. #844f97
  7. #835992
  8. #82638e
  9. #816c89
  10. #817685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d4582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c58ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834368 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e41b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5947ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85378a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-871eae {
  color: #871eae;
}
Background
.bg-871eae {
  background-color: #871eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-871eae {
  border: 2px solid #871eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #871eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 30 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-871eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #871eae, #ae1e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-871eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 30 174 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.50 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.58 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.90 #78e151 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#871eae  rgb(135, 30, 174)  hsl(284, 71%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#45ae1e  rgb(69, 174, 30)  hsl(104, 71%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#ae871e  rgb(174, 135, 30)  hsl(44, 71%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1eae87  rgb(30, 174, 135)  hsl(164, 71%, 40%)  Jungle Green