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#8A26AE

#8a26ae ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a26ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 14.9% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 78.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 64.15% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #4aae26

Split complementary

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #8eae26
  3. #26ae46

Analogous

  1. #4626ae
  2. #8a26ae
  3. #ae268e

Triadic

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #ae8a26
  3. #26ae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #ae264a
  3. #4aae26
  4. #26ae8a

Square

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #ae4626
  3. #4aae26
  4. #268eae

Monochromatic

  1. #260b30
  2. #58186f
  3. #8a26ae
  4. #b249d7
  5. #cc88e5

Shades

#8a26ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #7c229d
  3. #6e1e8b
  4. #611b7a
  5. #531768
  6. #451357
  7. #370f46
  8. #290b34
  9. #1c0823
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a26ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #963cb6
  3. #a151be
  4. #ad67c6
  5. #b97dce
  6. #c593d7
  7. #d0a8df
  8. #dcbee7
  9. #e8d4ef
  10. #f3e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a26ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a26ae
  2. #892fa9
  3. #8838a5
  4. #8741a0
  5. #864a9c
  6. #855397
  7. #845c92
  8. #83658e
  9. #826e89
  10. #817785
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f5bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87466a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5245b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883b8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a26ae {
  color: #8a26ae;
}
Background
.bg-8a26ae {
  background-color: #8a26ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a26ae {
  border: 2px solid #8a26ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a26ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 38 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 64% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a26ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a26ae, #ae268e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a26ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 38 174 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.81 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.67 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.73 #75d951 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a26ae  rgb(138, 38, 174)  hsl(284, 64%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4aae26  rgb(74, 174, 38)  hsl(104, 64%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#ae8a26  rgb(174, 138, 38)  hsl(44, 64%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#26ae8a  rgb(38, 174, 138)  hsl(164, 64%, 42%)  Jungle Green