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#8A14BC

#8a14bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a14bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 7.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.14°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0953

Complementary

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #46bc14

Split complementary

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #9abc14
  3. #14bc36

Analogous

  1. #3614bc
  2. #8a14bc
  3. #bc149a

Triadic

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #bc8a14
  3. #14bc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #bc1446
  3. #46bc14
  4. #14bc8a

Square

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #bc3614
  3. #46bc14
  4. #149abc

Monochromatic

  1. #240532
  2. #570d77
  3. #8a14bc
  4. #b333e9
  5. #cd78f1

Shades

#8a14bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #7c12a9
  3. #6e1096
  4. #610e84
  5. #530c71
  6. #450a5e
  7. #37084b
  8. #290638
  9. #1c0426
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a14bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #962cc3
  3. #a143c9
  4. #ad5bd0
  5. #b972d7
  6. #c58ade
  7. #d0a1e4
  8. #dcb9eb
  9. #e8d0f2
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a14bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a14bc
  2. #891fb6
  3. #882ab0
  4. #8734aa
  5. #863fa4
  6. #854a9e
  7. #845598
  8. #836092
  9. #826a8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f458b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4941be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5647ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a14bc {
  color: #8a14bc;
}
Background
.bg-8a14bc {
  background-color: #8a14bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a14bc {
  border: 2px solid #8a14bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a14bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 20 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a14bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a14bc, #bc149a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a14bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 20 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.29 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.77 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.58 #75eb43 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a14bc  rgb(138, 20, 188)  hsl(282, 81%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#46bc14  rgb(70, 188, 20)  hsl(102, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bc8a14  rgb(188, 138, 20)  hsl(42, 81%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#14bc8a  rgb(20, 188, 138)  hsl(162, 81%, 41%)  Mint