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#8A17BE

#8a17be ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a17be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 9.02% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 87.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 281.32°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #8a17be
  2. #4bbe17

Split complementary

  1. #8a17be
  2. #9ebe17
  3. #17be37

Analogous

  1. #3717be
  2. #8a17be
  3. #be179e

Triadic

  1. #8a17be
  2. #be8a17
  3. #17be8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a17be
  2. #be174b
  3. #4bbe17
  4. #17be8a

Square

  1. #8a17be
  2. #be3717
  3. #4bbe17
  4. #179ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #270635
  2. #580f7a
  3. #8a17be
  4. #b13ae7
  5. #cc7fef

Shades

#8a17be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a17be
  2. #7c15ab
  3. #6e1298
  4. #611085
  5. #530e72
  6. #450c5f
  7. #37094c
  8. #290739
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a17be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a17be
  2. #962ec5
  3. #a145cb
  4. #ad5dd2
  5. #b974d8
  6. #c58bdf
  7. #d0a2e5
  8. #dcb9ec
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a17be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a17be
  2. #8922b8
  3. #882cb2
  4. #8737ab
  5. #8641a5
  6. #854c9f
  7. #845699
  8. #836193
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f468d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4943c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5548bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a17be {
  color: #8a17be;
}
Background
.bg-8a17be {
  background-color: #8a17be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a17be {
  border: 2px solid #8a17be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a17be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 23 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a17be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a17be, #be179e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a17be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 23 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.24 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.56 #75e841 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a17be  rgb(138, 23, 190)  hsl(281, 78%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4bbe17  rgb(75, 190, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#be8a17  rgb(190, 138, 23)  hsl(41, 78%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17be8a  rgb(23, 190, 138)  hsl(161, 78%, 42%)  Mint