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#8A09CC

#8a09cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a09cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 279.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0996

Complementary

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #4bcc09

Split complementary

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #accc09
  3. #09cc28

Analogous

  1. #2809cc
  2. #8a09cc
  3. #cc09ac

Triadic

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #cc8a09
  3. #09cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #cc094b
  3. #4bcc09
  4. #09cc8a

Square

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #cc2809
  3. #4bcc09
  4. #09accc

Monochromatic

  1. #270339
  2. #580683
  3. #8a09cc
  4. #b12cf6
  5. #cc75f9

Shades

#8a09cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #7c08b8
  3. #6e07a3
  4. #61068f
  5. #53057a
  6. #450566
  7. #370452
  8. #29033d
  9. #1c0229
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a09cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #9622d1
  3. #a13ad6
  4. #ad53db
  5. #b96be0
  6. #c584e6
  7. #d09deb
  8. #dcb5f0
  9. #e8cef5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a09cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a09cc
  2. #8915c4
  3. #8821bd
  4. #872db5
  5. #8639ae
  6. #8545a6
  7. #84509e
  8. #835c97
  9. #82688f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4143cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e46ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a09cc {
  color: #8a09cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a09cc {
  background-color: #8a09cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a09cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a09cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a09cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a09cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a09cc, #cc09ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a09cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.61 #75f633 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a09cc  rgb(138, 9, 204)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4bcc09  rgb(75, 204, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cc8a09  rgb(204, 138, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09cc8a  rgb(9, 204, 138)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green