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#8A2FC3

#8a2fc3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2fc3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 18.43% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.23% cyan, 75.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 276.89°, with 61.16% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1138

Complementary

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #68c32f

Split complementary

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #b2c32f
  3. #2fc340

Analogous

  1. #402fc3
  2. #8a2fc3
  3. #c32fb2

Triadic

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #c38a2f
  3. #2fc38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #c32f68
  3. #68c32f
  4. #2fc38a

Square

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #c3402f
  3. #68c32f
  4. #2fb2c3

Monochromatic

  1. #331148
  2. #5e2085
  3. #8a2fc3
  4. #ad65da
  5. #cea2e9

Shades

#8a2fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #7c2ab0
  3. #6e269c
  4. #612189
  5. #531c75
  6. #451862
  7. #37134e
  8. #290e3b
  9. #1c0927
  10. #0e0514
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #9644c9
  3. #a159cf
  4. #ad6dd5
  5. #b982db
  6. #c597e1
  7. #d0ace7
  8. #dcc1ed
  9. #e8d5f3
  10. #f3eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2fc3
  2. #8937bc
  3. #883fb6
  4. #8747af
  5. #864fa8
  6. #8558a2
  7. #84609b
  8. #836894
  9. #82708d
  10. #817887
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #815378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5850c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85479c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2fc3 {
  color: #8a2fc3;
}
Background
.bg-8a2fc3 {
  background-color: #8a2fc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a2fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 47 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2fc3, #c32fb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 47 195 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.76 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.18 #75d03c Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2fc3  rgb(138, 47, 195)  hsl(277, 61%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#68c32f  rgb(104, 195, 47)  hsl(97, 61%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#c38a2f  rgb(195, 138, 47)  hsl(37, 61%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2fc38a  rgb(47, 195, 138)  hsl(157, 61%, 47%)  Caribbean Green