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#8A16BC

#8a16bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a16bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 8.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.93°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #48bc16

Split complementary

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #9bbc16
  3. #16bc37

Analogous

  1. #3716bc
  2. #8a16bc
  3. #bc169b

Triadic

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #bc8a16
  3. #16bc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #bc1648
  3. #48bc16
  4. #16bc8a

Square

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #bc3716
  3. #48bc16
  4. #169bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #250633
  2. #580e78
  3. #8a16bc
  4. #b237e8
  5. #cd7bf0

Shades

#8a16bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #7c14a9
  3. #6e1296
  4. #610f84
  5. #530d71
  6. #450b5e
  7. #37094b
  8. #290738
  9. #1c0426
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a16bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #962dc3
  3. #a145c9
  4. #ad5cd0
  5. #b973d7
  6. #c58bde
  7. #d0a2e4
  8. #dcb9eb
  9. #e8d0f2
  10. #f3e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a16bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a16bc
  2. #8921b6
  3. #882bb0
  4. #8736aa
  5. #8640a4
  6. #854b9e
  7. #845698
  8. #836092
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f468b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a42be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5647ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a16bc {
  color: #8a16bc;
}
Background
.bg-8a16bc {
  background-color: #8a16bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a16bc {
  border: 2px solid #8a16bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a16bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 22 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a16bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a16bc, #bc169b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a16bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 22 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.30 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.74 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.54 #75e943 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a16bc  rgb(138, 22, 188)  hsl(282, 79%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#48bc16  rgb(72, 188, 22)  hsl(102, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bc8a16  rgb(188, 138, 22)  hsl(42, 79%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16bc8a  rgb(22, 188, 138)  hsl(162, 79%, 41%)  Mint