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#8A02E2

#8a02e2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a02e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0.78% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.94% cyan, 99.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 276.43°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #5ae202

Split complementary

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #cae202
  3. #02e21a

Analogous

  1. #1a02e2
  2. #8a02e2
  3. #e202ca

Triadic

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #e28a02
  3. #02e28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #e2025a
  3. #5ae202
  4. #02e28a

Square

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #e21a02
  3. #5ae202
  4. #02cae2

Monochromatic

  1. #2d014a
  2. #5c0196
  3. #8a02e2
  4. #ae33fd
  5. #cc7ffe

Shades

#8a02e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #7c02cb
  3. #6e02b5
  4. #61019e
  5. #530188
  6. #450171
  7. #37015a
  8. #290144
  9. #1c002d
  10. #0e0017
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a02e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #961be5
  3. #a135e8
  4. #ad4eeb
  5. #b967ee
  6. #c581f1
  7. #d09af3
  8. #dcb3f6
  9. #e8ccf9
  10. #f3e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a02e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a02e2
  2. #890fd8
  3. #881bce
  4. #8728c5
  5. #8634bb
  6. #8541b1
  7. #844ea7
  8. #835a9d
  9. #826794
  10. #81738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7249a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3247e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4248e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f43b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a02e2 {
  color: #8a02e2;
}
Background
.bg-8a02e2 {
  background-color: #8a02e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a02e2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a02e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a02e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 2 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a02e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a02e2, #e202ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a02e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 2 226 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.06 #75fd1d Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a02e2  rgb(138, 2, 226)  hsl(276, 98%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5ae202  rgb(90, 226, 2)  hsl(96, 98%, 45%)  Lawn Green
#e28a02  rgb(226, 138, 2)  hsl(36, 98%, 45%)  Fulvous
#02e28a  rgb(2, 226, 138)  hsl(156, 98%, 45%)  Medium Spring Green