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#8835CA

#8835ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8835ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 20.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.67% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 273.42°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1204

Complementary

  1. #8835ca
  2. #77ca35

Split complementary

  1. #8835ca
  2. #c2ca35
  3. #35ca3d

Analogous

  1. #3d35ca
  2. #8835ca
  3. #ca35c2

Triadic

  1. #8835ca
  2. #ca8835
  3. #35ca88

Tetradic

  1. #8835ca
  2. #ca3577
  3. #77ca35
  4. #35ca88

Square

  1. #8835ca
  2. #ca3d35
  3. #77ca35
  4. #35c2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #361551
  2. #5f258d
  3. #8835ca
  4. #ac72da
  5. #cfaeea

Shades

#8835ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8835ca
  2. #7a30b6
  3. #6d2aa2
  4. #5f258d
  5. #522079
  6. #441b65
  7. #361551
  8. #29103d
  9. #1b0b28
  10. #0e0514
  11. #000000

Tints

#8835ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8835ca
  2. #9449cf
  3. #a05dd5
  4. #ac72da
  5. #b886df
  6. #c49ae5
  7. #cfaeea
  8. #dbc2ef
  9. #e7d7f4
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8835ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8835ca
  2. #873dc3
  3. #8644bb
  4. #864cb4
  5. #8553ac
  6. #845ba5
  7. #83629e
  8. #826a96
  9. #82718f
  10. #817987
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c597d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b51cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5553c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #814da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8835ca {
  color: #8835ca;
}
Background
.bg-8835ca {
  background-color: #8835ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8835ca {
  border: 2px solid #8835ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8835ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 53 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8835ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8835ca, #ca35c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8835ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 53 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.02 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.13 #77ca35 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8835ca  rgb(136, 53, 202)  hsl(273, 58%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#77ca35  rgb(119, 202, 53)  hsl(93, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#ca8835  rgb(202, 136, 53)  hsl(33, 58%, 50%)  Peru
#35ca88  rgb(53, 202, 136)  hsl(153, 58%, 50%)  Emerald