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#8A08D3

#8a08d3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a08d3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.14% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.6% cyan, 96.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 278.42°, with 92.69% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1028

Complementary

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #51d308

Split complementary

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #b7d308
  3. #08d324

Analogous

  1. #2408d3
  2. #8a08d3
  3. #d308b7

Triadic

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #d38a08
  3. #08d38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #d30851
  3. #51d308
  4. #08d38a

Square

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #d32408
  3. #51d308
  4. #08b7d3

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0240
  2. #5a0589
  3. #8a08d3
  4. #b030f7
  5. #cc7afa

Shades

#8a08d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #7c07be
  3. #6e06a9
  4. #610694
  5. #53057f
  6. #45046a
  7. #370354
  8. #29023f
  9. #1c022a
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a08d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #9621d7
  3. #a139dc
  4. #ad52e0
  5. #b96be5
  6. #c584e9
  7. #d09ced
  8. #dcb5f2
  9. #e8cef6
  10. #f3e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a08d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a08d3
  2. #8914cb
  3. #8820c2
  4. #872cba
  5. #8638b2
  6. #8544aa
  7. #8450a1
  8. #835c99
  9. #826891
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70479a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c4f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d44d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b47d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #823ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a08d3 {
  color: #8a08d3;
}
Background
.bg-8a08d3 {
  background-color: #8a08d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a08d3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a08d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a08d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 8 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 93% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a08d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a08d3, #d308b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a08d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 8 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.22 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.12 #75f72c Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a08d3  rgb(138, 8, 211)  hsl(278, 93%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#51d308  rgb(81, 211, 8)  hsl(98, 93%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d38a08  rgb(211, 138, 8)  hsl(38, 93%, 43%)  Gamboge
#08d38a  rgb(8, 211, 138)  hsl(158, 93%, 43%)  Caribbean Green