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#8A2AAB

#8a2aab ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2aab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.47% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 75.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 284.65°, with 60.56% saturation and 41.76% 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 AAA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1

Complementary

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #4bab2a

Split complementary

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #8bab2a
  3. #2aab49

Analogous

  1. #492aab
  2. #8a2aab
  3. #ab2a8b

Triadic

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #ab8a2a
  3. #2aab8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #ab2a4b
  3. #4bab2a
  4. #2aab8a

Square

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #ab492a
  3. #4bab2a
  4. #2a8bab

Monochromatic

  1. #270c30
  2. #581b6e
  3. #8a2aab
  4. #b14ed4
  5. #cc8be3

Shades

#8a2aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #7c269a
  3. #6e2289
  4. #611d78
  5. #531967
  6. #451556
  7. #371144
  8. #290d33
  9. #1c0822
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #963fb3
  3. #a155bc
  4. #ad6ac4
  5. #b97fcd
  6. #c595d5
  7. #d0aadd
  8. #dcbfe6
  9. #e8d4ee
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2aab
  2. #8933a7
  3. #883ba2
  4. #87449e
  5. #864c9a
  6. #855596
  7. #845e91
  8. #83668d
  9. #826f89
  10. #817784
  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 #704a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275ca8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5446ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893d88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2aab {
  color: #8a2aab;
}
Background
.bg-8a2aab {
  background-color: #8a2aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2aab {
  border: 2px solid #8a2aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 42 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2aab, #ab2a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 42 171 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.67 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.79 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.57 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.83 #75d554 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2aab  rgb(138, 42, 171)  hsl(285, 61%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#4bab2a  rgb(75, 171, 42)  hsl(105, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#ab8a2a  rgb(171, 138, 42)  hsl(45, 61%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2aab8a  rgb(42, 171, 138)  hsl(165, 61%, 42%)  Jungle Green