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#8A18CD

#8a18cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a18cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 9.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 277.79°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #5bcd18

Split complementary

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #b5cd18
  3. #18cd2f

Analogous

  1. #2f18cd
  2. #8a18cd
  3. #cd18b5

Triadic

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #cd8a18
  3. #18cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #cd185b
  3. #5bcd18
  4. #18cd8a

Square

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #cd2f18
  3. #5bcd18
  4. #18b5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0844
  2. #5c1089
  3. #8a18cd
  4. #ae48ea
  5. #cc8cf2

Shades

#8a18cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #7c16b9
  3. #6e13a4
  4. #611190
  5. #530e7b
  6. #450c67
  7. #370a52
  8. #29073e
  9. #1c0529
  10. #0e0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a18cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #962fd2
  3. #a146d7
  4. #ad5ddc
  5. #b974e1
  6. #c58ce6
  7. #d0a3eb
  8. #dcbaf0
  9. #e8d1f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a18cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a18cd
  2. #8922c5
  3. #882dbe
  4. #8737b6
  5. #8642ae
  6. #854ca7
  7. #84569f
  8. #836197
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4346d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f49cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8340a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a18cd {
  color: #8a18cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a18cd {
  background-color: #8a18cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a18cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a18cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a18cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a18cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a18cd, #cd18b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a18cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.15 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.51 #75e732 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a18cd  rgb(138, 24, 205)  hsl(278, 79%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5bcd18  rgb(91, 205, 24)  hsl(98, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd8a18  rgb(205, 138, 24)  hsl(38, 79%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#18cd8a  rgb(24, 205, 138)  hsl(158, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green