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#8A0CBF

#8a0cbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a0cbf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 4.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.75% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.23°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0943

Complementary

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #41bf0c

Split complementary

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #9bbf0c
  3. #0cbf30

Analogous

  1. #300cbf
  2. #8a0cbf
  3. #bf0c9b

Triadic

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #bf8a0c
  3. #0cbf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #bf0c41
  3. #41bf0c
  4. #0cbf8a

Square

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #bf300c
  3. #41bf0c
  4. #0c9bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #22032f
  2. #560777
  3. #8a0cbf
  4. #b526f1
  5. #ce6ef6

Shades

#8a0cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #7c0bac
  3. #6e0a99
  4. #610886
  5. #530773
  6. #450660
  7. #37054c
  8. #290439
  9. #1c0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #9624c5
  3. #a13dcc
  4. #ad55d2
  5. #b96dd9
  6. #c586df
  7. #d09ee5
  8. #dcb6ec
  9. #e8cef2
  10. #f3e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0cbf
  2. #8918b9
  3. #8823b2
  4. #872fac
  5. #863aa6
  6. #8546a0
  7. #845299
  8. #835d93
  9. #82698d
  10. #817486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f448d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4740c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5446bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0cbf {
  color: #8a0cbf;
}
Background
.bg-8a0cbf {
  background-color: #8a0cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0cbf {
  border: 2px solid #8a0cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 12 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0cbf, #bf0c9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 12 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.29 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.53 #75f340 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0cbf  rgb(138, 12, 191)  hsl(282, 88%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#41bf0c  rgb(65, 191, 12)  hsl(102, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bf8a0c  rgb(191, 138, 12)  hsl(42, 88%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbf8a  rgb(12, 191, 138)  hsl(162, 88%, 40%)  Caribbean Green