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#8A0BCD

#8a0bcd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a0bcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 279.28°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #4ecd0b

Split complementary

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #afcd0b
  3. #0bcd29

Analogous

  1. #290bcd
  2. #8a0bcd
  3. #cd0baf

Triadic

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #cd8a0b
  3. #0bcd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #cd0b4e
  3. #4ecd0b
  4. #0bcd8a

Square

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #cd290b
  3. #4ecd0b
  4. #0bafcd

Monochromatic

  1. #28033c
  2. #590784
  3. #8a0bcd
  4. #b031f4
  5. #cc79f8

Shades

#8a0bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #7c0ab9
  3. #6e09a4
  4. #610890
  5. #53077b
  6. #450667
  7. #370452
  8. #29033e
  9. #1c0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #9623d2
  3. #a13cd7
  4. #ad54dc
  5. #b96de1
  6. #c585e6
  7. #d09deb
  8. #dcb6f0
  9. #e8cef5
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0bcd
  2. #8917c5
  3. #8822be
  4. #872eb6
  5. #863aae
  6. #8546a7
  7. #84519f
  8. #835d97
  9. #82698f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4043d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e47cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0bcd {
  color: #8a0bcd;
}
Background
.bg-8a0bcd {
  background-color: #8a0bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0bcd {
  border: 2px solid #8a0bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0bcd, #cd0baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.66 #75f432 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0bcd  rgb(138, 11, 205)  hsl(279, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4ecd0b  rgb(78, 205, 11)  hsl(99, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd8a0b  rgb(205, 138, 11)  hsl(39, 90%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0bcd8a  rgb(11, 205, 138)  hsl(159, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green