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#8A2FAE

#8a2fae ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a2fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 72.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1049

Complementary

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #53ae2f

Split complementary

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #92ae2f
  3. #2fae4a

Analogous

  1. #4a2fae
  2. #8a2fae
  3. #ae2f92

Triadic

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #ae8a2f
  3. #2fae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #ae2f53
  3. #53ae2f
  4. #2fae8a

Square

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #ae4a2f
  3. #53ae2f
  4. #2f92ae

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0e36
  2. #5a1f72
  3. #8a2fae
  4. #af58d2
  5. #cc94e2

Shades

#8a2fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #7c2a9d
  3. #6e268b
  4. #61217a
  5. #531c68
  6. #451857
  7. #371346
  8. #290e34
  9. #1c0923
  10. #0e0511
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #9644b6
  3. #a159be
  4. #ad6dc6
  5. #b982ce
  6. #c597d7
  7. #d0acdf
  8. #dcc1e7
  9. #e8d5ef
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2fae
  2. #8937a9
  3. #883fa5
  4. #8747a0
  5. #864f9c
  6. #855897
  7. #846092
  8. #83688e
  9. #827089
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5549b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88418b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2fae {
  color: #8a2fae;
}
Background
.bg-8a2fae {
  background-color: #8a2fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2fae {
  border: 2px solid #8a2fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 47 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2fae, #ae2f92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 47 174 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.27 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #75d051 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2fae  rgb(138, 47, 174)  hsl(283, 57%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#53ae2f  rgb(83, 174, 47)  hsl(103, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#ae8a2f  rgb(174, 138, 47)  hsl(43, 57%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2fae8a  rgb(47, 174, 138)  hsl(163, 57%, 43%)  Jungle Green