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#8A2DA7

#8a2da7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a2da7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 17.65% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.37% cyan, 73.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.74°, with 57.55% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #4aa72d

Split complementary

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #87a72d
  3. #2da74d

Analogous

  1. #4d2da7
  2. #8a2da7
  3. #a72d87

Triadic

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #a78a2d
  3. #2da78a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #a72d4a
  3. #4aa72d
  4. #2da78a

Square

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #a74d2d
  3. #4aa72d
  4. #2d87a7

Monochromatic

  1. #260d2e
  2. #581d6b
  3. #8a2da7
  4. #b251d0
  5. #cc8de0

Shades

#8a2da7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #7c2996
  3. #6e2486
  4. #612075
  5. #531b64
  6. #451754
  7. #371243
  8. #290e32
  9. #1c0921
  10. #0e0511
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2da7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #9642b0
  3. #a157b9
  4. #ad6cc1
  5. #b981ca
  6. #c596d3
  7. #d0abdc
  8. #dcc0e5
  9. #e8d5ed
  10. #f3eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2da7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2da7
  2. #8935a3
  3. #883e9f
  4. #87469b
  5. #864e97
  6. #855794
  7. #845f90
  8. #83678c
  9. #826f88
  10. #817884
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e5ca4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884667 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5647a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614da5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2da7 {
  color: #8a2da7;
}
Background
.bg-8a2da7 {
  background-color: #8a2da7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2da7 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2da7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2da7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 45 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 58% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2da7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2da7, #a72d87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2da7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 45 167 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.80 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.27 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.39 #75d258 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2da7  rgb(138, 45, 167)  hsl(286, 58%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#4aa72d  rgb(74, 167, 45)  hsl(106, 58%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#a78a2d  rgb(167, 138, 45)  hsl(46, 58%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2da78a  rgb(45, 167, 138)  hsl(166, 58%, 42%)  Jungle Green