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#8A19BE

#8a19be ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a19be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 9.8% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 281.09°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #8a19be
  2. #4dbe19

Split complementary

  1. #8a19be
  2. #a0be19
  3. #19be38

Analogous

  1. #3819be
  2. #8a19be
  3. #be19a0

Triadic

  1. #8a19be
  2. #be8a19
  3. #19be8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a19be
  2. #be194d
  3. #4dbe19
  4. #19be8a

Square

  1. #8a19be
  2. #be3819
  3. #4dbe19
  4. #19a0be

Monochromatic

  1. #280737
  2. #59107a
  3. #8a19be
  4. #b13ee6
  5. #cc82ee

Shades

#8a19be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a19be
  2. #7c17ab
  3. #6e1498
  4. #611285
  5. #530f72
  6. #450d5f
  7. #370a4c
  8. #290839
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a19be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a19be
  2. #9630c5
  3. #a147cb
  4. #ad5ed2
  5. #b975d8
  6. #c58cdf
  7. #d0a3e5
  8. #dcbaec
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a19be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a19be
  2. #8923b8
  3. #882eb2
  4. #8738ab
  5. #8642a5
  6. #854d9f
  7. #845799
  8. #836193
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70478d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a43c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5648bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a19be {
  color: #8a19be;
}
Background
.bg-8a19be {
  background-color: #8a19be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a19be {
  border: 2px solid #8a19be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a19be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 25 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a19be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a19be, #be19a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a19be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 25 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.81 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.21 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.61 #75e641 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a19be  rgb(138, 25, 190)  hsl(281, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4dbe19  rgb(77, 190, 25)  hsl(101, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#be8a19  rgb(190, 138, 25)  hsl(41, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19be8a  rgb(25, 190, 138)  hsl(161, 77%, 42%)  Mint