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#8A2FAF

#8a2faf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2faf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.43% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.14% cyan, 73.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.66°, with 57.66% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1053

Complementary

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #54af2f

Split complementary

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #94af2f
  3. #2faf4a

Analogous

  1. #4a2faf
  2. #8a2faf
  3. #af2f94

Triadic

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #af8a2f
  3. #2faf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #af2f54
  3. #54af2f
  4. #2faf8a

Square

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #af4a2f
  3. #54af2f
  4. #2f94af

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0f36
  2. #5a1f73
  3. #8a2faf
  4. #af58d2
  5. #cc95e2

Shades

#8a2faf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #7c2a9e
  3. #6e268c
  4. #61217b
  5. #531c69
  6. #451858
  7. #371346
  8. #290e35
  9. #1c0923
  10. #0e0512
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2faf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #9644b7
  3. #a159bf
  4. #ad6dc7
  5. #b982cf
  6. #c597d7
  7. #d0acdf
  8. #dcc1e7
  9. #e8d5ef
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2faf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2faf
  2. #8937aa
  3. #883fa6
  4. #8747a1
  5. #864f9c
  6. #855898
  7. #846093
  8. #83688e
  9. #827089
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554ab1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4fad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88418c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2faf {
  color: #8a2faf;
}
Background
.bg-8a2faf {
  background-color: #8a2faf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2faf {
  border: 2px solid #8a2faf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2faf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 47 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 58% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2faf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2faf, #af2f94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2faf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 47 175 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.29 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.93 #75d050 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2faf  rgb(138, 47, 175)  hsl(283, 58%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#54af2f  rgb(84, 175, 47)  hsl(103, 58%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#af8a2f  rgb(175, 138, 47)  hsl(43, 58%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2faf8a  rgb(47, 175, 138)  hsl(163, 58%, 44%)  Jungle Green