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#8A11CD

#8a11cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a11cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 6.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 1.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1021

Complementary

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #54cd11

Split complementary

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #b2cd11
  3. #11cd2c

Analogous

  1. #2c11cd
  2. #8a11cd
  3. #cd11b2

Triadic

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #cd8a11
  3. #11cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #cd1154
  3. #54cd11
  4. #11cd8a

Square

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #cd2c11
  3. #54cd11
  4. #11b2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0540
  2. #5a0b86
  3. #8a11cd
  4. #af3cef
  5. #cc82f5

Shades

#8a11cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #7c0fb9
  3. #6e0ea4
  4. #610c90
  5. #530a7b
  6. #450967
  7. #370752
  8. #29053e
  9. #1c0329
  10. #0e0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a11cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #9629d2
  3. #a141d7
  4. #ad58dc
  5. #b970e1
  6. #c588e6
  7. #d0a0eb
  8. #dcb8f0
  9. #e8cff5
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a11cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a11cd
  2. #891cc5
  3. #8827be
  4. #8732b6
  5. #863dae
  6. #8549a7
  7. #84549f
  8. #835f97
  9. #826a8f
  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 #704796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4145d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e48cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a11cd {
  color: #8a11cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a11cd {
  background-color: #8a11cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a11cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a11cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a11cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 17 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a11cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a11cd, #cd11b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a11cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 17 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.28 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.59 #75ee32 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a11cd  rgb(138, 17, 205)  hsl(279, 85%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#54cd11  rgb(84, 205, 17)  hsl(99, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cd8a11  rgb(205, 138, 17)  hsl(39, 85%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#11cd8a  rgb(17, 205, 138)  hsl(159, 85%, 44%)  Caribbean Green