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#8A0DCF

#8a0dcf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a0dcf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 5.1% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 278.66°, with 88.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #52cf0d

Split complementary

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #b3cf0d
  3. #0dcf29

Analogous

  1. #290dcf
  2. #8a0dcf
  3. #cf0db3

Triadic

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #cf8a0d
  3. #0dcf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #cf0d52
  3. #52cf0d
  4. #0dcf8a

Square

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #cf290d
  3. #52cf0d
  4. #0db3cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a043f
  2. #5a0887
  3. #8a0dcf
  4. #af36f2
  5. #cc7ef7

Shades

#8a0dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #7c0cba
  3. #6e0aa6
  4. #610991
  5. #53087c
  6. #450768
  7. #370553
  8. #29043e
  9. #1c0329
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #9625d4
  3. #a13dd9
  4. #ad56dd
  5. #b96ee2
  6. #c586e7
  7. #d09eec
  8. #dcb6f1
  9. #e8cff5
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0dcf
  2. #8919c7
  3. #8824bf
  4. #8730b7
  5. #863baf
  6. #8547a8
  7. #8452a0
  8. #835e98
  9. #826990
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4044d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d47cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0dcf {
  color: #8a0dcf;
}
Background
.bg-8a0dcf {
  background-color: #8a0dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0dcf {
  border: 2px solid #8a0dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 13 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0dcf, #cf0db3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 13 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.49 #75f230 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0dcf  rgb(138, 13, 207)  hsl(279, 88%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#52cf0d  rgb(82, 207, 13)  hsl(99, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cf8a0d  rgb(207, 138, 13)  hsl(39, 88%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0dcf8a  rgb(13, 207, 138)  hsl(159, 88%, 43%)  Caribbean Green