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#8A0ABC

#8a0abc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a0abc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 94.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.15°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0925

Complementary

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #3cbc0a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #95bc0a
  3. #0abc31

Analogous

  1. #310abc
  2. #8a0abc
  3. #bc0a95

Triadic

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #bc8a0a
  3. #0abc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #bc0a3c
  3. #3cbc0a
  4. #0abc8a

Square

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #bc310a
  3. #3cbc0a
  4. #0a95bc

Monochromatic

  1. #1f022b
  2. #550673
  3. #8a0abc
  4. #b81ff3
  5. #cf68f7

Shades

#8a0abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #7c09a9
  3. #6e0896
  4. #610784
  5. #530671
  6. #45055e
  7. #37044b
  8. #290338
  9. #1c0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #9623c3
  3. #a13bc9
  4. #ad54d0
  5. #b96cd7
  6. #c585de
  7. #d09de4
  8. #dcb6eb
  9. #e8cef2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0abc
  2. #8916b6
  3. #8822b0
  4. #872daa
  5. #8639a4
  6. #85459e
  7. #845198
  8. #835d92
  9. #82688c
  10. #817486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e438b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84446e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #483fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5545ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0abc {
  color: #8a0abc;
}
Background
.bg-8a0abc {
  background-color: #8a0abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0abc {
  border: 2px solid #8a0abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 10 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0abc, #bc0a95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 10 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.56 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.93 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.74 #75f543 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0abc  rgb(138, 10, 188)  hsl(283, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#3cbc0a  rgb(60, 188, 10)  hsl(103, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc8a0a  rgb(188, 138, 10)  hsl(43, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0abc8a  rgb(10, 188, 138)  hsl(163, 90%, 39%)  Mint