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#8A09D2

#8a09d2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a09d2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.29% cyan, 95.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 278.51°, with 91.78% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #51d209

Split complementary

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #b5d209
  3. #09d226

Analogous

  1. #2609d2
  2. #8a09d2
  3. #d209b5

Triadic

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #d28a09
  3. #09d28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #d20951
  3. #51d209
  4. #09d28a

Square

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #d22609
  3. #51d209
  4. #09b5d2

Monochromatic

  1. #2a033f
  2. #5a0689
  3. #8a09d2
  4. #b031f6
  5. #cc7bf9

Shades

#8a09d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #7c08bd
  3. #6e07a8
  4. #610693
  5. #53057e
  6. #450569
  7. #370454
  8. #29033f
  9. #1c022a
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a09d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #9622d7
  3. #a13adb
  4. #ad53e0
  5. #b96be4
  6. #c584e9
  7. #d09ded
  8. #dcb5f2
  9. #e8cef6
  10. #f3e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a09d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a09d2
  2. #8915ca
  3. #8821c2
  4. #872db9
  5. #8639b1
  6. #8545a9
  7. #8450a1
  8. #835c99
  9. #826890
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d4f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d44d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b47d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #823ea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a09d2 {
  color: #8a09d2;
}
Background
.bg-8a09d2 {
  background-color: #8a09d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a09d2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a09d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a09d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 9 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a09d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a09d2, #d209b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a09d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 9 210 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.21 #75f62d Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a09d2  rgb(138, 9, 210)  hsl(279, 92%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#51d209  rgb(81, 210, 9)  hsl(99, 92%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d28a09  rgb(210, 138, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 43%)  Gamboge
#09d28a  rgb(9, 210, 138)  hsl(159, 92%, 43%)  Caribbean Green