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#8A24AA

#8a24aa ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a24aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 14.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 285.67°, with 65.05% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0957

Complementary

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #44aa24

Split complementary

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #87aa24
  3. #24aa47

Analogous

  1. #4724aa
  2. #8a24aa
  3. #aa2487

Triadic

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #aa8a24
  3. #24aa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #aa2444
  3. #44aa24
  4. #24aa8a

Square

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #aa4724
  3. #44aa24
  4. #2487aa

Monochromatic

  1. #23092c
  2. #57176b
  3. #8a24aa
  4. #b443d7
  5. #cd82e5

Shades

#8a24aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #7c2099
  3. #6e1d88
  4. #611977
  5. #531666
  6. #451255
  7. #370e44
  8. #290b33
  9. #1c0722
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a24aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #963ab3
  3. #a150bb
  4. #ad66c4
  5. #b97ccc
  6. #c592d5
  7. #d0a7dd
  8. #dcbde6
  9. #e8d3ee
  10. #f3e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a24aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a24aa
  2. #892da6
  3. #8836a2
  4. #87409d
  5. #864999
  6. #855295
  7. #845b91
  8. #83648d
  9. #826e88
  10. #817784
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235aa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884367 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5343ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a24aa {
  color: #8a24aa;
}
Background
.bg-8a24aa {
  background-color: #8a24aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a24aa {
  border: 2px solid #8a24aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a24aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 36 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 65% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a24aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a24aa, #aa2487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a24aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 36 170 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.37 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.83 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.74 #75db55 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a24aa  rgb(138, 36, 170)  hsl(286, 65%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#44aa24  rgb(68, 170, 36)  hsl(106, 65%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a24  rgb(170, 138, 36)  hsl(46, 65%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#24aa8a  rgb(36, 170, 138)  hsl(166, 65%, 40%)  Jungle Green