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#8A16CB

#8a16cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a16cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 8.63% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.02% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.45°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #57cb16

Split complementary

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #b2cb16
  3. #16cb2f

Analogous

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #8a16cb
  3. #cb16b2

Triadic

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #cb8a16
  3. #16cb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #cb1657
  3. #57cb16
  4. #16cb8a

Square

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #cb2f16
  3. #57cb16
  4. #16b2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0741
  2. #5b0f86
  3. #8a16cb
  4. #ae43eb
  5. #cc88f2

Shades

#8a16cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #7c14b7
  3. #6e12a2
  4. #610f8e
  5. #530d7a
  6. #450b66
  7. #370951
  8. #29073d
  9. #1c0429
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a16cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #962dd0
  3. #a145d5
  4. #ad5cdb
  5. #b973e0
  6. #c58be5
  7. #d0a2ea
  8. #dcb9ef
  9. #e8d0f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a16cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a16cb
  2. #8921c4
  3. #882bbc
  4. #8736b5
  5. #8640ad
  6. #854ba6
  7. #84569e
  8. #836097
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4345ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5049c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a16cb {
  color: #8a16cb;
}
Background
.bg-8a16cb {
  background-color: #8a16cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a16cb {
  border: 2px solid #8a16cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a16cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 22 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a16cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a16cb, #cb16b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a16cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 22 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.38 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.36 #75e934 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a16cb  rgb(138, 22, 203)  hsl(278, 80%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#57cb16  rgb(87, 203, 22)  hsl(98, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cb8a16  rgb(203, 138, 22)  hsl(38, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16cb8a  rgb(22, 203, 138)  hsl(158, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green