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#8A22B8

#8a22b8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a22b8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 13.33% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 81.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.6°, with 68.81% saturation and 42.75% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1001

Complementary

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #50b822

Split complementary

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #9bb822
  3. #22b83f

Analogous

  1. #3f22b8
  2. #8a22b8
  3. #b8229b

Triadic

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #b88a22
  3. #22b88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #b82250
  3. #50b822
  4. #22b88a

Square

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #b83f22
  3. #50b822
  4. #229bb8

Monochromatic

  1. #290a37
  2. #5a1677
  3. #8a22b8
  4. #b049dd
  5. #cc8ae9

Shades

#8a22b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #7c1fa6
  3. #6e1b93
  4. #611881
  5. #53146e
  6. #45115c
  7. #370e4a
  8. #290a37
  9. #1c0725
  10. #0e0312
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a22b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #9638bf
  3. #a14ec6
  4. #ad64cd
  5. #b97ad4
  6. #c591dc
  7. #d0a7e3
  8. #dcbdea
  9. #e8d3f1
  10. #f3e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a22b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a22b8
  2. #892bb2
  3. #8835ad
  4. #873ea7
  5. #8648a2
  6. #85519c
  7. #845a96
  8. #836491
  9. #826d8b
  10. #817786
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84486f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e45ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594ab6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #873c92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a22b8 {
  color: #8a22b8;
}
Background
.bg-8a22b8 {
  background-color: #8a22b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a22b8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a22b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a22b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 34 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a22b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a22b8, #b8229b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a22b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 34 184 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.32 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.94 #75dd47 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a22b8  rgb(138, 34, 184)  hsl(282, 69%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#50b822  rgb(80, 184, 34)  hsl(102, 69%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#b88a22  rgb(184, 138, 34)  hsl(42, 69%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#22b88a  rgb(34, 184, 138)  hsl(162, 69%, 43%)  Mint