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#8A04DA

#8a04da ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a04da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 1.57% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.7% cyan, 98.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 277.57°, with 96.4% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #8a04da
  2. #54da04

Split complementary

  1. #8a04da
  2. #bfda04
  3. #04da1f

Analogous

  1. #1f04da
  2. #8a04da
  3. #da04bf

Triadic

  1. #8a04da
  2. #da8a04
  3. #04da8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a04da
  2. #da0454
  3. #54da04
  4. #04da8a

Square

  1. #8a04da
  2. #da1f04
  3. #54da04
  4. #04bfda

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0144
  2. #5a038f
  3. #8a04da
  4. #af2ffb
  5. #cc7afd

Shades

#8a04da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a04da
  2. #7c04c4
  3. #6e03ae
  4. #610399
  5. #530283
  6. #45026d
  7. #370257
  8. #290141
  9. #1c012c
  10. #0e0016
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a04da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a04da
  2. #961dde
  3. #a136e1
  4. #ad4fe5
  5. #b968e9
  6. #c582ed
  7. #d09bf0
  8. #dcb4f4
  9. #e8cdf8
  10. #f3e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a04da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a04da
  2. #8910d1
  3. #881dc8
  4. #8729bf
  5. #8636b6
  6. #8542ad
  7. #844ea4
  8. #835b9b
  9. #826792
  10. #817489
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71479e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a5280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3845dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4747d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8140ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a04da {
  color: #8a04da;
}
Background
.bg-8a04da {
  background-color: #8a04da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a04da {
  border: 2px solid #8a04da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a04da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 4 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a04da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a04da, #da04bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a04da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 4 218 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.57 #75fb25 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a04da  rgb(138, 4, 218)  hsl(278, 96%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#54da04  rgb(84, 218, 4)  hsl(98, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#da8a04  rgb(218, 138, 4)  hsl(38, 96%, 44%)  Fulvous
#04da8a  rgb(4, 218, 138)  hsl(158, 96%, 44%)  Emerald