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#8725BB

#8725bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8725bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 14.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.81% cyan, 80.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.2°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1006

Complementary

  1. #8725bb
  2. #59bb25

Split complementary

  1. #8725bb
  2. #a4bb25
  3. #25bb3c

Analogous

  1. #3c25bb
  2. #8725bb
  3. #bb25a4

Triadic

  1. #8725bb
  2. #bb8725
  3. #25bb87

Tetradic

  1. #8725bb
  2. #bb2559
  3. #59bb25
  4. #25bb87

Square

  1. #8725bb
  2. #bb3c25
  3. #59bb25
  4. #25a4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0c3b
  2. #59187b
  3. #8725bb
  4. #ac50dc
  5. #ca90e9

Shades

#8725bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8725bb
  2. #7a21a8
  3. #6c1e96
  4. #5f1a83
  5. #511670
  6. #44135e
  7. #360f4b
  8. #290b38
  9. #1b0725
  10. #0e0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8725bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8725bb
  2. #933bc2
  3. #9f51c9
  4. #ab66cf
  5. #b77cd6
  6. #c392dd
  7. #cfa8e4
  8. #dbbeeb
  9. #e7d3f1
  10. #f3e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8725bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8725bb
  2. #862eb5
  3. #8637af
  4. #8540a9
  5. #8449a3
  6. #84539e
  7. #835c98
  8. #826592
  9. #816e8c
  10. #817786
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b47bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #554bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8725bb {
  color: #8725bb;
}
Background
.bg-8725bb {
  background-color: #8725bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8725bb {
  border: 2px solid #8725bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8725bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 37 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8725bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8725bb, #bb25a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8725bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 37 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.47 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.74 #78da44 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8725bb  rgb(135, 37, 187)  hsl(279, 67%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#59bb25  rgb(89, 187, 37)  hsl(99, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bb8725  rgb(187, 135, 37)  hsl(39, 67%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#25bb87  rgb(37, 187, 135)  hsl(159, 67%, 44%)  Mint