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#873C8A

#873c8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#873c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 23.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.17% cyan, 56.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 297.69°, with 39.39% saturation and 38.82% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #873c8a
  2. #3f8a3c

Split complementary

  1. #873c8a
  2. #668a3c
  3. #3c8a60

Analogous

  1. #603c8a
  2. #873c8a
  3. #8a3c66

Triadic

  1. #873c8a
  2. #8a873c
  3. #3c8a87

Tetradic

  1. #873c8a
  2. #8a3c3f
  3. #3f8a3c
  4. #3c8a87

Square

  1. #873c8a
  2. #8a603c
  3. #3f8a3c
  4. #3c668a

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0e1f
  2. #532555
  3. #873c8a
  4. #b45bb8
  5. #cc90cf

Shades

#873c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #873c8a
  2. #7a367c
  3. #6c306e
  4. #5f2a61
  5. #512453
  6. #441e45
  7. #361837
  8. #291229
  9. #1b0c1c
  10. #0e060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#873c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #873c8a
  2. #935096
  3. #9f63a1
  4. #ab77ad
  5. #b78ab9
  6. #c39ec5
  7. #cfb1d0
  8. #dbc5dc
  9. #e7d8e8
  10. #f3ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#873c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #873c8a
  2. #864389
  3. #864a88
  4. #855087
  5. #845786
  6. #845e85
  7. #836584
  8. #826c83
  9. #817282
  10. #817981
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f5070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #32548c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b5d88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a465d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #604b8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #894272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-873c8a {
  color: #873c8a;
}
Background
.bg-873c8a {
  background-color: #873c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-873c8a {
  border: 2px solid #873c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #873c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 60 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-873c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #873c8a, #8a3c66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-873c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 60 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 3.74 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.46 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.31 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.29 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.55 #78c375 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#873c8a  rgb(135, 60, 138)  hsl(298, 39%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#3f8a3c  rgb(63, 138, 60)  hsl(118, 39%, 39%)  Forest Green
#8a873c  rgb(138, 135, 60)  hsl(58, 39%, 39%)  Olive
#3c8a87  rgb(60, 138, 135)  hsl(178, 39%, 39%)  Dark Cyan