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#8A0ECF

#8a0ecf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a0ecf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 278.55°, with 87.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #53cf0e

Split complementary

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #b3cf0e
  3. #0ecf29

Analogous

  1. #290ecf
  2. #8a0ecf
  3. #cf0eb3

Triadic

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #cf8a0e
  3. #0ecf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #cf0e53
  3. #53cf0e
  4. #0ecf8a

Square

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #cf290e
  3. #53cf0e
  4. #0eb3cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0440
  2. #5a0987
  3. #8a0ecf
  4. #af38f2
  5. #cc80f6

Shades

#8a0ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #7c0dba
  3. #6e0ba6
  4. #610a91
  5. #53087c
  6. #450768
  7. #370653
  8. #29043e
  9. #1c0329
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #9626d4
  3. #a13ed9
  4. #ad56dd
  5. #b96ee2
  6. #c587e7
  7. #d09fec
  8. #dcb7f1
  9. #e8cff5
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0ecf
  2. #8919c7
  3. #8825bf
  4. #8730b7
  5. #863caf
  6. #8547a8
  7. #8452a0
  8. #835e98
  9. #826990
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 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 #0057d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4044d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d48cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0ecf {
  color: #8a0ecf;
}
Background
.bg-8a0ecf {
  background-color: #8a0ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0ecf {
  border: 2px solid #8a0ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0ecf, #cf0eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.49 #75f130 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a0ecf  rgb(138, 14, 207)  hsl(279, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#53cf0e  rgb(83, 207, 14)  hsl(99, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cf8a0e  rgb(207, 138, 14)  hsl(39, 87%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0ecf8a  rgb(14, 207, 138)  hsl(159, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green