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#8A22BA

#8a22ba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a22ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.81% cyan, 81.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.05°, with 69.09% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1009

Complementary

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #52ba22

Split complementary

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #9eba22
  3. #22ba3e

Analogous

  1. #3e22ba
  2. #8a22ba
  3. #ba229e

Triadic

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #ba8a22
  3. #22ba8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #ba2252
  3. #52ba22
  4. #22ba8a

Square

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #ba3e22
  3. #52ba22
  4. #229eba

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0a39
  2. #5a1679
  3. #8a22ba
  4. #af4bde
  5. #cc8bea

Shades

#8a22ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #7c1fa7
  3. #6e1b95
  4. #611882
  5. #531470
  6. #45115d
  7. #370e4a
  8. #290a38
  9. #1c0725
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a22ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #9638c1
  3. #a14ec8
  4. #ad64cf
  5. #b97ad6
  6. #c591dd
  7. #d0a7e3
  8. #dcbdea
  9. #e8d3f1
  10. #f3e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a22ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a22ba
  2. #892bb4
  3. #8835ae
  4. #873ea9
  5. #8648a3
  6. #85519d
  7. #845a97
  8. #836491
  9. #826d8c
  10. #817786
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70498b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #844970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d46bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594bb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a22ba {
  color: #8a22ba;
}
Background
.bg-8a22ba {
  background-color: #8a22ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a22ba {
  border: 2px solid #8a22ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a22ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 34 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a22ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a22ba, #ba229e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a22ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 34 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.65 #75dd45 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a22ba  rgb(138, 34, 186)  hsl(281, 69%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#52ba22  rgb(82, 186, 34)  hsl(101, 69%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#ba8a22  rgb(186, 138, 34)  hsl(41, 69%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#22ba8a  rgb(34, 186, 138)  hsl(161, 69%, 43%)  Mint