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#8A15BF

#8a15bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a15bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 8.24% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.75% cyan, 89.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.29°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.097

Complementary

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #4abf15

Split complementary

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #9fbf15
  3. #15bf35

Analogous

  1. #3515bf
  2. #8a15bf
  3. #bf159f

Triadic

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #bf8a15
  3. #15bf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #bf154a
  3. #4abf15
  4. #15bf8a

Square

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #bf3515
  3. #4abf15
  4. #159fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #260635
  2. #580d7a
  3. #8a15bf
  4. #b237e9
  5. #cc7cf1

Shades

#8a15bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #7c13ac
  3. #6e1199
  4. #610f86
  5. #530d73
  6. #450b60
  7. #37084c
  8. #290639
  9. #1c0426
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a15bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #962cc5
  3. #a144cc
  4. #ad5bd2
  5. #b973d9
  6. #c58adf
  7. #d0a1e5
  8. #dcb9ec
  9. #e8d0f2
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a15bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a15bf
  2. #8920b9
  3. #882ab2
  4. #8735ac
  5. #8640a6
  6. #854ba0
  7. #845599
  8. #836093
  9. #826b8d
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f468d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4842c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5547bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a15bf {
  color: #8a15bf;
}
Background
.bg-8a15bf {
  background-color: #8a15bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a15bf {
  border: 2px solid #8a15bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a15bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 21 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a15bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a15bf, #bf159f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a15bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 21 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.14 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.66 #75ea40 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a15bf  rgb(138, 21, 191)  hsl(281, 80%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4abf15  rgb(74, 191, 21)  hsl(101, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bf8a15  rgb(191, 138, 21)  hsl(41, 80%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#15bf8a  rgb(21, 191, 138)  hsl(161, 80%, 42%)  Caribbean Green