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#8A03CC

#8a03cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a03cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 98.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 280.3°, with 97.1% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0983

Complementary

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #45cc03

Split complementary

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #aacc03
  3. #03cc26

Analogous

  1. #2603cc
  2. #8a03cc
  3. #cc03aa

Triadic

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #cc8a03
  3. #03cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #cc0345
  3. #45cc03
  4. #03cc8a

Square

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #cc2603
  3. #45cc03
  4. #03aacc

Monochromatic

  1. #240135
  2. #570281
  3. #8a03cc
  4. #b420fc
  5. #cd6bfd

Shades

#8a03cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #7c03b8
  3. #6e02a3
  4. #61028f
  5. #53027a
  6. #450266
  7. #370152
  8. #29013d
  9. #1c0129
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a03cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #961cd1
  3. #a135d6
  4. #ad4fdb
  5. #b968e0
  6. #c581e6
  7. #d09aeb
  8. #dcb3f0
  9. #e8cdf5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a03cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a03cc
  2. #8910c4
  3. #881cbd
  4. #8729b5
  5. #8635ae
  6. #8542a6
  7. #844e9e
  8. #835b97
  9. #82678f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4042cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e46ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833aa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a03cc {
  color: #8a03cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a03cc {
  background-color: #8a03cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a03cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a03cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a03cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 3 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a03cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a03cc, #cc03aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a03cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 3 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.67 #75fc33 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a03cc  rgb(138, 3, 204)  hsl(280, 97%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#45cc03  rgb(69, 204, 3)  hsl(100, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cc8a03  rgb(204, 138, 3)  hsl(40, 97%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#03cc8a  rgb(3, 204, 138)  hsl(160, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green