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#8A0AE1

#8a0ae1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a0ae1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.92% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.67% cyan, 95.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 275.72°, with 91.49% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1106

Complementary

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #61e10a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #cde10a
  3. #0ae11e

Analogous

  1. #1e0ae1
  2. #8a0ae1
  3. #e10acd

Triadic

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #e18a0a
  3. #0ae18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #e10a61
  3. #61e10a
  4. #0ae18a

Square

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #e11e0a
  3. #61e10a
  4. #0acde1

Monochromatic

  1. #30034f
  2. #5d0798
  3. #8a0ae1
  4. #ad41f7
  5. #cd8afa

Shades

#8a0ae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #7c09cb
  3. #6e08b4
  4. #61079e
  5. #530687
  6. #450571
  7. #37045a
  8. #290344
  9. #1c022d
  10. #0e0117
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0ae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #9623e4
  3. #a13be7
  4. #ad54ea
  5. #b96ced
  6. #c585f0
  7. #d09df3
  8. #dcb6f6
  9. #e8cef9
  10. #f3e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0ae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0ae1
  2. #8916d7
  3. #8822ce
  4. #872dc4
  5. #8639ba
  6. #8545b1
  7. #8451a7
  8. #835d9d
  9. #826893
  10. #81748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3448e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4349df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f44b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0ae1 {
  color: #8a0ae1;
}
Background
.bg-8a0ae1 {
  background-color: #8a0ae1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0ae1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0ae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0ae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 10 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0ae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0ae1, #e10acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0ae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 10 225 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.15 #75f51e Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0ae1  rgb(138, 10, 225)  hsl(276, 91%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#61e10a  rgb(97, 225, 10)  hsl(96, 91%, 46%)  Lawn Green
#e18a0a  rgb(225, 138, 10)  hsl(36, 91%, 46%)  Fulvous
#0ae18a  rgb(10, 225, 138)  hsl(156, 91%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green