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#8A0ECA

#8a0eca ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a0eca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 5.49% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.68% cyan, 93.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.57°, with 87.04% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #4eca0e

Split complementary

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #acca0e
  3. #0eca2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0eca
  2. #8a0eca
  3. #ca0eac

Triadic

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #ca8a0e
  3. #0eca8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #ca0e4e
  3. #4eca0e
  4. #0eca8a

Square

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #ca2c0e
  3. #4eca0e
  4. #0eacca

Monochromatic

  1. #28043b
  2. #590982
  3. #8a0eca
  4. #b034f1
  5. #cc7bf6

Shades

#8a0eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #7c0db6
  3. #6e0ba2
  4. #610a8d
  5. #530879
  6. #450765
  7. #370651
  8. #29043d
  9. #1c0328
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #9626cf
  3. #a13ed5
  4. #ad56da
  5. #b96edf
  6. #c587e5
  7. #d09fea
  8. #dcb7ef
  9. #e8cff4
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0eca
  2. #8919c3
  3. #8825bb
  4. #8730b4
  5. #863cac
  6. #8547a5
  7. #84529e
  8. #835e96
  9. #82698f
  10. #817587
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4c77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4243cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f47c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0eca {
  color: #8a0eca;
}
Background
.bg-8a0eca {
  background-color: #8a0eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0eca {
  border: 2px solid #8a0eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 14 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0eca, #ca0eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 14 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.39 #75f135 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0eca  rgb(138, 14, 202)  hsl(280, 87%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4eca0e  rgb(78, 202, 14)  hsl(100, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ca8a0e  rgb(202, 138, 14)  hsl(40, 87%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0eca8a  rgb(14, 202, 138)  hsl(160, 87%, 42%)  Caribbean Green