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#8A0DC4

#8a0dc4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a0dc4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 5.1% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.59% cyan, 93.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 280.98°, with 87.56% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #47c40d

Split complementary

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #a3c40d
  3. #0dc42e

Analogous

  1. #2e0dc4
  2. #8a0dc4
  3. #c40da3

Triadic

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #c48a0d
  3. #0dc48a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #c40d47
  3. #47c40d
  4. #0dc48a

Square

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #c42e0d
  3. #47c40d
  4. #0da3c4

Monochromatic

  1. #250335
  2. #57087c
  3. #8a0dc4
  4. #b32cf1
  5. #cd74f6

Shades

#8a0dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #7c0cb0
  3. #6e0a9d
  4. #610989
  5. #530876
  6. #450762
  7. #37054e
  8. #29043b
  9. #1c0327
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #9625ca
  3. #a13dd0
  4. #ad56d6
  5. #b96edc
  6. #c586e2
  7. #d09ee7
  8. #dcb6ed
  9. #e8cff3
  10. #f3e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0dc4
  2. #8919bd
  3. #8824b6
  4. #8730b0
  5. #863ba9
  6. #8547a2
  7. #84529b
  8. #835e94
  9. #82698e
  10. #817587
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #814873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4542c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5246c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85399a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0dc4 {
  color: #8a0dc4;
}
Background
.bg-8a0dc4 {
  background-color: #8a0dc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 13 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0dc4, #c40da3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 13 196 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.58 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.39 #75f23b Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0dc4  rgb(138, 13, 196)  hsl(281, 88%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#47c40d  rgb(71, 196, 13)  hsl(101, 88%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c48a0d  rgb(196, 138, 13)  hsl(41, 88%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0dc48a  rgb(13, 196, 138)  hsl(161, 88%, 41%)  Caribbean Green