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#8908CF

#8908cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8908cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 3.14% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 96.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 278.89°, with 92.56% saturation and 42.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #8908cf
  2. #4ecf08

Split complementary

  1. #8908cf
  2. #b2cf08
  3. #08cf25

Analogous

  1. #2508cf
  2. #8908cf
  3. #cf08b2

Triadic

  1. #8908cf
  2. #cf8908
  3. #08cf89

Tetradic

  1. #8908cf
  2. #cf084e
  3. #4ecf08
  4. #08cf89

Square

  1. #8908cf
  2. #cf2508
  3. #4ecf08
  4. #08b2cf

Monochromatic

  1. #28023c
  2. #580585
  3. #8908cf
  4. #b02df7
  5. #cb76fa

Shades

#8908cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8908cf
  2. #7b07ba
  3. #6e06a6
  4. #600691
  5. #52057c
  6. #450468
  7. #370353
  8. #29023e
  9. #1b0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8908cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8908cf
  2. #9521d4
  3. #a139d9
  4. #ac52dd
  5. #b86be2
  6. #c484e7
  7. #d09cec
  8. #dcb5f1
  9. #e7cef5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8908cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8908cf
  2. #8814c7
  3. #8720bf
  4. #862cb7
  5. #8538af
  6. #8544a8
  7. #8450a0
  8. #835c98
  9. #826890
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c4d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e43d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b46cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #823ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8908cf {
  color: #8908cf;
}
Background
.bg-8908cf {
  background-color: #8908cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8908cf {
  border: 2px solid #8908cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8908cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 8 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8908cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8908cf, #cf08b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8908cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 8 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.35 #76f730 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8908cf  rgb(137, 8, 207)  hsl(279, 93%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4ecf08  rgb(78, 207, 8)  hsl(99, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cf8908  rgb(207, 137, 8)  hsl(39, 93%, 42%)  Gamboge
#08cf89  rgb(8, 207, 137)  hsl(159, 93%, 42%)  Caribbean Green