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#8A00CE

#8a00ce ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a00ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 280.19°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #44ce00

Split complementary

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #abce00
  3. #00ce23

Analogous

  1. #2300ce
  2. #8a00ce
  3. #ce00ab

Triadic

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #ce8a00
  3. #00ce8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #ce0044
  3. #44ce00
  4. #00ce8a

Square

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #ce2300
  3. #44ce00
  4. #00abce

Monochromatic

  1. #230035
  2. #570081
  3. #8a00ce
  4. #b41bff
  5. #cd68ff

Shades

#8a00ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #7c00b9
  3. #6e00a5
  4. #610090
  5. #53007c
  6. #450067
  7. #370052
  8. #29003e
  9. #1c0029
  10. #0e0015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a00ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #961ad3
  3. #a133d8
  4. #ad4ddd
  5. #b966e2
  6. #c580e7
  7. #d099eb
  8. #dcb3f0
  9. #e8ccf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a00ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a00ce
  2. #890dc6
  3. #881abe
  4. #8726b7
  5. #8633af
  6. #8540a7
  7. #844d9f
  8. #835a97
  9. #826690
  10. #817388
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f42d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d45cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a00ce {
  color: #8a00ce;
}
Background
.bg-8a00ce {
  background-color: #8a00ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a00ce {
  border: 2px solid #8a00ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a00ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 0 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a00ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a00ce, #ce00ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a00ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 0 206 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.57 #75ff31 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a00ce  rgb(138, 0, 206)  hsl(280, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#44ce00  rgb(68, 206, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ce8a00  rgb(206, 138, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#00ce8a  rgb(0, 206, 138)  hsl(160, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green