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#8A0AC9

#8a0ac9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a0ac9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.92% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.34% cyan, 95.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 280.21°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0984

Complementary

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #49c90a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #a8c90a
  3. #0ac92b

Analogous

  1. #2b0ac9
  2. #8a0ac9
  3. #c90aa8

Triadic

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #c98a0a
  3. #0ac98a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #c90a49
  3. #49c90a
  4. #0ac98a

Square

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #c92b0a
  3. #49c90a
  4. #0aa8c9

Monochromatic

  1. #260337
  2. #580680
  3. #8a0ac9
  4. #b22bf4
  5. #cc74f8

Shades

#8a0ac9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #7c09b5
  3. #6e08a1
  4. #61078d
  5. #530679
  6. #450565
  7. #370450
  8. #29033c
  9. #1c0228
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0ac9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #9623ce
  3. #a13bd4
  4. #ad54d9
  5. #b96cdf
  6. #c585e4
  7. #d09de9
  8. #dcb6ef
  9. #e8cef4
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0ac9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0ac9
  2. #8916c2
  3. #8822ba
  4. #872db3
  5. #8639ac
  6. #8545a5
  7. #84519d
  8. #835d96
  9. #82688f
  10. #817487
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4242cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5046c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0ac9 {
  color: #8a0ac9;
}
Background
.bg-8a0ac9 {
  background-color: #8a0ac9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0ac9 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0ac9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0ac9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 10 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0ac9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0ac9, #c90aa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0ac9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 10 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.56 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.37 #75f536 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0ac9  rgb(138, 10, 201)  hsl(280, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#49c90a  rgb(73, 201, 10)  hsl(100, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c98a0a  rgb(201, 138, 10)  hsl(40, 91%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0ac98a  rgb(10, 201, 138)  hsl(160, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green