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#8A04C8

#8a04c8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a04c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 1.57% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 281.02°, with 96.08% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0966

Complementary

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #42c804

Split complementary

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #a4c804
  3. #04c828

Analogous

  1. #2804c8
  2. #8a04c8
  3. #c804a4

Triadic

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #c88a04
  3. #04c88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #c80442
  3. #42c804
  4. #04c88a

Square

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #c82804
  3. #42c804
  4. #04a4c8

Monochromatic

  1. #220132
  2. #56027d
  3. #8a04c8
  4. #b51efb
  5. #cd69fc

Shades

#8a04c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #7c04b4
  3. #6e03a0
  4. #61038c
  5. #530278
  6. #450264
  7. #370250
  8. #29013c
  9. #1c0128
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a04c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #961dce
  3. #a136d3
  4. #ad4fd9
  5. #b968de
  6. #c582e4
  7. #d09be9
  8. #dcb4ef
  9. #e8cdf4
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a04c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a04c8
  2. #8910c1
  3. #881dba
  4. #8729b2
  5. #8636ab
  6. #8542a4
  7. #844e9d
  8. #835b96
  9. #82678e
  10. #817487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4241cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5045c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84399d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a04c8 {
  color: #8a04c8;
}
Background
.bg-8a04c8 {
  background-color: #8a04c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a04c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a04c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a04c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 4 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a04c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a04c8, #c804a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a04c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 4 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.37 #75fb37 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a04c8  rgb(138, 4, 200)  hsl(281, 96%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#42c804  rgb(66, 200, 4)  hsl(101, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#c88a04  rgb(200, 138, 4)  hsl(41, 96%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#04c88a  rgb(4, 200, 138)  hsl(161, 96%, 40%)  Caribbean Green