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#8A1DAA

#8a1daa ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a1daa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 11.37% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 82.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 286.38°, with 70.85% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0918

Complementary

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #3daa1d

Split complementary

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #84aa1d
  3. #1daa43

Analogous

  1. #431daa
  2. #8a1daa
  3. #aa1d84

Triadic

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #aa8a1d
  3. #1daa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #aa1d3d
  3. #3daa1d
  4. #1daa8a

Square

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #aa431d
  3. #3daa1d
  4. #1d84aa

Monochromatic

  1. #200727
  2. #551269
  3. #8a1daa
  4. #b737dd
  5. #cf78e8

Shades

#8a1daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #7c1a99
  3. #6e1788
  4. #611477
  5. #531166
  6. #450f55
  7. #370c44
  8. #290933
  9. #1c0622
  10. #0e0311
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a1daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #9634b3
  3. #a14abb
  4. #ad61c4
  5. #b977cc
  6. #c58ed5
  7. #d0a5dd
  8. #dcbbe6
  9. #e8d2ee
  10. #f3e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a1daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a1daa
  2. #8927a6
  3. #8831a2
  4. #873b9d
  5. #864599
  6. #854f95
  7. #845891
  8. #83628d
  9. #826c88
  10. #817684
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e4580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d58a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5141ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d48a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a1daa {
  color: #8a1daa;
}
Background
.bg-8a1daa {
  background-color: #8a1daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a1daa {
  border: 2px solid #8a1daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a1daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 29 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a1daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a1daa, #aa1d84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a1daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 29 170 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.71 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.58 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.97 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.45 #75e255 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a1daa  rgb(138, 29, 170)  hsl(286, 71%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#3daa1d  rgb(61, 170, 29)  hsl(106, 71%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a1d  rgb(170, 138, 29)  hsl(46, 71%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1daa8a  rgb(29, 170, 138)  hsl(166, 71%, 39%)  Jungle Green