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#8A2BAC

#8a2bac ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.86% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.77% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.19°, with 60% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1011

Complementary

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #4dac2b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #8eac2b
  3. #2bac4a

Analogous

  1. #4a2bac
  2. #8a2bac
  3. #ac2b8e

Triadic

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #ac8a2b
  3. #2bac8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #ac2b4d
  3. #4dac2b
  4. #2bac8a

Square

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #ac4a2b
  3. #4dac2b
  4. #2b8eac

Monochromatic

  1. #280c32
  2. #591c6f
  3. #8a2bac
  4. #b150d3
  5. #cc8de3

Shades

#8a2bac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #7c279b
  3. #6e228a
  4. #611e78
  5. #531a67
  6. #451656
  7. #371145
  8. #290d34
  9. #1c0922
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #9640b4
  3. #a155bd
  4. #ad6bc5
  5. #b980cd
  6. #c595d6
  7. #d0aade
  8. #dcbfe6
  9. #e8d5ee
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bac
  2. #8934a8
  3. #883ca3
  4. #87459f
  5. #864d9a
  6. #855696
  7. #845e92
  8. #83678d
  9. #826f89
  10. #817884
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87476a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5447ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bac {
  color: #8a2bac;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bac {
  background-color: #8a2bac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bac {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bac, #ac2b8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 172 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.89 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.88 #75d453 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2bac  rgb(138, 43, 172)  hsl(284, 60%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#4dac2b  rgb(77, 172, 43)  hsl(104, 60%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#ac8a2b  rgb(172, 138, 43)  hsl(44, 60%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2bac8a  rgb(43, 172, 138)  hsl(164, 60%, 42%)  Jungle Green