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#8A16CC

#8a16cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a16cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 89.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 278.24°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #58cc16

Split complementary

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #b3cc16
  3. #16cc2f

Analogous

  1. #2f16cc
  2. #8a16cc
  3. #cc16b3

Triadic

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #cc8a16
  3. #16cc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #cc1658
  3. #58cc16
  4. #16cc8a

Square

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #cc2f16
  3. #58cc16
  4. #16b3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0742
  2. #5b0f87
  3. #8a16cc
  4. #ae44eb
  5. #cc89f2

Shades

#8a16cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #7c14b8
  3. #6e12a3
  4. #610f8f
  5. #530d7a
  6. #450b66
  7. #370952
  8. #29073d
  9. #1c0429
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a16cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #962dd1
  3. #a145d6
  4. #ad5cdb
  5. #b973e0
  6. #c58be6
  7. #d0a2eb
  8. #dcb9f0
  9. #e8d0f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a16cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a16cc
  2. #8921c4
  3. #882bbd
  4. #8736b5
  5. #8640ae
  6. #854ba6
  7. #84569e
  8. #836097
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4346cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5049ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a16cc {
  color: #8a16cc;
}
Background
.bg-8a16cc {
  background-color: #8a16cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a16cc {
  border: 2px solid #8a16cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a16cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 22 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a16cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a16cc, #cc16b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a16cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 22 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.45 #75e933 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a16cc  rgb(138, 22, 204)  hsl(278, 81%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#58cc16  rgb(88, 204, 22)  hsl(98, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cc8a16  rgb(204, 138, 22)  hsl(38, 81%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16cc8a  rgb(22, 204, 138)  hsl(158, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green