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#8A03CB

#8a03cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a03cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 1.18% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.02% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.5°, with 97.09% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0978

Complementary

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #44cb03

Split complementary

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #a8cb03
  3. #03cb26

Analogous

  1. #2603cb
  2. #8a03cb
  3. #cb03a8

Triadic

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #cb8a03
  3. #03cb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #cb0344
  3. #44cb03
  4. #03cb8a

Square

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #cb2603
  3. #44cb03
  4. #03a8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #230134
  2. #570280
  3. #8a03cb
  4. #b41ffc
  5. #cd6afd

Shades

#8a03cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #7c03b7
  3. #6e02a2
  4. #61028e
  5. #53027a
  6. #450266
  7. #370151
  8. #29013d
  9. #1c0129
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a03cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #961cd0
  3. #a135d5
  4. #ad4fdb
  5. #b968e0
  6. #c581e5
  7. #d09aea
  8. #dcb3ef
  9. #e8cdf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a03cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a03cb
  2. #8910c4
  3. #881cbc
  4. #8729b5
  5. #8635ad
  6. #8542a6
  7. #844e9e
  8. #835b97
  9. #82678f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4042ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e46c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a03cb {
  color: #8a03cb;
}
Background
.bg-8a03cb {
  background-color: #8a03cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a03cb {
  border: 2px solid #8a03cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a03cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 3 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a03cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a03cb, #cb03a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a03cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 3 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.60 #75fc34 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a03cb  rgb(138, 3, 203)  hsl(281, 97%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#44cb03  rgb(68, 203, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cb8a03  rgb(203, 138, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#03cb8a  rgb(3, 203, 138)  hsl(161, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green