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#8816BB

#8816bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8816bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.094

Complementary

  1. #8816bb
  2. #49bb16

Split complementary

  1. #8816bb
  2. #9cbb16
  3. #16bb35

Analogous

  1. #3516bb
  2. #8816bb
  3. #bb169c

Triadic

  1. #8816bb
  2. #bb8816
  3. #16bb88

Tetradic

  1. #8816bb
  2. #bb1649
  3. #49bb16
  4. #16bb88

Square

  1. #8816bb
  2. #bb3516
  3. #49bb16
  4. #169cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #240632
  2. #560e77
  3. #8816bb
  4. #b136e7
  5. #cb7bef

Shades

#8816bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8816bb
  2. #7a14a8
  3. #6d1296
  4. #5f0f83
  5. #520d70
  6. #440b5e
  7. #36094b
  8. #290738
  9. #1b0425
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8816bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8816bb
  2. #942dc2
  3. #a045c9
  4. #ac5ccf
  5. #b873d6
  6. #c48bdd
  7. #cfa2e4
  8. #dbb9eb
  9. #e7d0f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8816bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8816bb
  2. #8721b5
  3. #862baf
  4. #8636a9
  5. #8540a3
  6. #844b9e
  7. #835698
  8. #826092
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e458a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4841bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5446b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8816bb {
  color: #8816bb;
}
Background
.bg-8816bb {
  background-color: #8816bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8816bb {
  border: 2px solid #8816bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8816bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8816bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8816bb, #bb169c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8816bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.38 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.48 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.70 #77e944 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8816bb  rgb(136, 22, 187)  hsl(281, 79%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#49bb16  rgb(73, 187, 22)  hsl(101, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb8816  rgb(187, 136, 22)  hsl(41, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16bb88  rgb(22, 187, 136)  hsl(161, 79%, 41%)  Mint