ColorTool
Log in
#8A10C8

#8a10c8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8a10c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 6.27% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 279.78°, with 85.19% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9900cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.0994

Complementary

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #4ec810

Split complementary

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #aac810
  3. #10c82e

Analogous

  1. #2e10c8
  2. #8a10c8
  3. #c810aa

Triadic

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #c88a10
  3. #10c88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #c8104e
  3. #4ec810
  4. #10c88a

Square

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #c82e10
  3. #4ec810
  4. #10aac8

Monochromatic

  1. #28053a
  2. #590a81
  3. #8a10c8
  4. #b036ef
  5. #cc7cf5

Shades

#8a10c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #7c0eb4
  3. #6e0da0
  4. #610b8c
  5. #530a78
  6. #450864
  7. #370650
  8. #29053c
  9. #1c0328
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a10c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #9628ce
  3. #a140d3
  4. #ad58d9
  5. #b970de
  6. #c588e4
  7. #d09fe9
  8. #dcb7ef
  9. #e8cff4
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a10c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a10c8
  2. #891bc1
  3. #8826ba
  4. #8732b2
  5. #863dab
  6. #8548a4
  7. #84539d
  8. #835e96
  9. #826a8e
  10. #817587
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4443cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5147c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843b9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8a10c8 {
  color: #8a10c8;
}
Background
.bg-8a10c8 {
  background-color: #8a10c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a10c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a10c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a10c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 16 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 85% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a10c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a10c8, #c810aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a10c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 16 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.21 #75ef37 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a10c8  rgb(138, 16, 200)  hsl(280, 85%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4ec810  rgb(78, 200, 16)  hsl(100, 85%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c88a10  rgb(200, 138, 16)  hsl(40, 85%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#10c88a  rgb(16, 200, 138)  hsl(160, 85%, 42%)  Caribbean Green