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#8801AC

#8801ac ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8801ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.93% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 287.37°, 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0823

Complementary

  1. #8801ac
  2. #25ac01

Split complementary

  1. #8801ac
  2. #7aac01
  3. #01ac33

Analogous

  1. #3301ac
  2. #8801ac
  3. #ac017a

Triadic

  1. #8801ac
  2. #ac8801
  3. #01ac88

Tetradic

  1. #8801ac
  2. #ac0125
  3. #25ac01
  4. #01ac88

Square

  1. #8801ac
  2. #ac3301
  3. #25ac01
  4. #017aac

Monochromatic

  1. #100014
  2. #4c0160
  3. #8801ac
  4. #c401f8
  5. #d848fe

Shades

#8801ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8801ac
  2. #7a019b
  3. #6d018a
  4. #5f0178
  5. #520167
  6. #440156
  7. #360045
  8. #290034
  9. #1b0022
  10. #0e0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#8801ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8801ac
  2. #941ab4
  3. #a034bd
  4. #ac4dc5
  5. #b867cd
  6. #c480d6
  7. #cf99de
  8. #dbb3e6
  9. #e7ccee
  10. #f3e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8801ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8801ac
  2. #870ea8
  3. #861aa3
  4. #86279f
  5. #85349a
  6. #844196
  7. #834d92
  8. #825a8d
  9. #826789
  10. #817384
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b3f80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #853a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b3aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5841aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #862c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8801ac {
  color: #8801ac;
}
Background
.bg-8801ac {
  background-color: #8801ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8801ac {
  border: 2px solid #8801ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8801ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8801ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8801ac, #ac017a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8801ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.76 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.80 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.19 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.00 #77fe53 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8801ac  rgb(136, 1, 172)  hsl(287, 99%, 34%)  Dark Violet
#25ac01  rgb(37, 172, 1)  hsl(107, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac8801  rgb(172, 136, 1)  hsl(47, 99%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01ac88  rgb(1, 172, 136)  hsl(167, 99%, 34%)  Jungle Green