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#8A01CB

#8a01cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a01cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0.39% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.02% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.69°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0974

Complementary

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #42cb01

Split complementary

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #a7cb01
  3. #01cb25

Analogous

  1. #2501cb
  2. #8a01cb
  3. #cb01a7

Triadic

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #cb8a01
  3. #01cb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #cb0142
  3. #42cb01
  4. #01cb8a

Square

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #cb2501
  3. #42cb01
  4. #01a7cb

Monochromatic

  1. #220033
  2. #56017f
  3. #8a01cb
  4. #b51bfe
  5. #cd67fe

Shades

#8a01cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #7c01b7
  3. #6e01a2
  4. #61018e
  5. #53017a
  6. #450166
  7. #370051
  8. #29003d
  9. #1c0029
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a01cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #961ad0
  3. #a134d5
  4. #ad4ddb
  5. #b967e0
  6. #c580e5
  7. #d099ea
  8. #dcb3ef
  9. #e8ccf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a01cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a01cb
  2. #890ec4
  3. #881abc
  4. #8727b5
  5. #8634ad
  6. #8541a6
  7. #844d9e
  8. #835a97
  9. #82678f
  10. #817388
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4041ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e45c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a01cb {
  color: #8a01cb;
}
Background
.bg-8a01cb {
  background-color: #8a01cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a01cb {
  border: 2px solid #8a01cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a01cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 1 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a01cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a01cb, #cb01a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a01cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 1 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.62 #75fe34 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a01cb  rgb(138, 1, 203)  hsl(281, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#42cb01  rgb(66, 203, 1)  hsl(101, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cb8a01  rgb(203, 138, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01cb8a  rgb(1, 203, 138)  hsl(161, 99%, 40%)  Caribbean Green