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#8A2BC2

#8a2bc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bc2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 77.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 277.75°, with 63.71% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1103

Complementary

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #63c22b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #aec22b
  3. #2bc23f

Analogous

  1. #3f2bc2
  2. #8a2bc2
  3. #c22bae

Triadic

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #c28a2b
  3. #2bc28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #c22b63
  3. #63c22b
  4. #2bc28a

Square

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #c23f2b
  3. #63c22b
  4. #2baec2

Monochromatic

  1. #310f45
  2. #5d1d83
  3. #8a2bc2
  4. #ad5edb
  5. #cd9de9

Shades

#8a2bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #7c27af
  3. #6e229b
  4. #611e88
  5. #531a74
  6. #451661
  7. #37114e
  8. #290d3a
  9. #1c0927
  10. #0e0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #9640c8
  3. #a155ce
  4. #ad6bd4
  5. #b980da
  6. #c595e1
  7. #d0aae7
  8. #dcbfed
  9. #e8d5f3
  10. #f3eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bc2
  2. #8934bb
  3. #883cb5
  4. #8745ae
  5. #864da8
  6. #8556a1
  7. #845e9a
  8. #836794
  9. #826f8d
  10. #817887
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #815176 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4bc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #574fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85459a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bc2 {
  color: #8a2bc2;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bc2 {
  background-color: #8a2bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bc2, #c22bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.93 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.03 #75d43d Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a2bc2  rgb(138, 43, 194)  hsl(278, 64%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#63c22b  rgb(99, 194, 43)  hsl(98, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#c28a2b  rgb(194, 138, 43)  hsl(38, 64%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2bc28a  rgb(43, 194, 138)  hsl(158, 64%, 46%)  Caribbean Green