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#8915BB

#8915bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8915bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 8.24% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.74% cyan, 88.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.93°, with 79.81% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0944

Complementary

  1. #8915bb
  2. #47bb15

Split complementary

  1. #8915bb
  2. #9abb15
  3. #15bb36

Analogous

  1. #3615bb
  2. #8915bb
  3. #bb159a

Triadic

  1. #8915bb
  2. #bb8915
  3. #15bb89

Tetradic

  1. #8915bb
  2. #bb1547
  3. #47bb15
  4. #15bb89

Square

  1. #8915bb
  2. #bb3615
  3. #47bb15
  4. #159abb

Monochromatic

  1. #240631
  2. #570d76
  3. #8915bb
  4. #b234e8
  5. #cc79f0

Shades

#8915bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8915bb
  2. #7b13a8
  3. #6e1196
  4. #600f83
  5. #520d70
  6. #450b5e
  7. #37084b
  8. #290638
  9. #1b0425
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8915bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8915bb
  2. #952cc2
  3. #a144c9
  4. #ac5bcf
  5. #b873d6
  6. #c48add
  7. #d0a1e4
  8. #dcb9eb
  9. #e7d0f1
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8915bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8915bb
  2. #8820b5
  3. #872aaf
  4. #8635a9
  5. #8540a3
  6. #854b9e
  7. #845598
  8. #836092
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e458a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82466e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4941bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5547b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #853893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8915bb {
  color: #8915bb;
}
Background
.bg-8915bb {
  background-color: #8915bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8915bb {
  border: 2px solid #8915bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8915bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 21 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8915bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8915bb, #bb159a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8915bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 21 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.60 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.71 #76ea44 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8915bb  rgb(137, 21, 187)  hsl(282, 80%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#47bb15  rgb(71, 187, 21)  hsl(102, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb8915  rgb(187, 137, 21)  hsl(42, 80%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#15bb89  rgb(21, 187, 137)  hsl(162, 80%, 41%)  Mint