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#8A31AF

#8a31af ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a31af is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 19.22% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.14% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 282.38°, with 56.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.107

Complementary

  1. #8a31af
  2. #56af31

Split complementary

  1. #8a31af
  2. #95af31
  3. #31af4b

Analogous

  1. #4b31af
  2. #8a31af
  3. #af3195

Triadic

  1. #8a31af
  2. #af8a31
  3. #31af8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a31af
  2. #af3156
  3. #56af31
  4. #31af8a

Square

  1. #8a31af
  2. #af4b31
  3. #56af31
  4. #3195af

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1037
  2. #5b2073
  3. #8a31af
  4. #af5bd1
  5. #cc97e2

Shades

#8a31af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a31af
  2. #7c2c9e
  3. #6e278c
  4. #61227b
  5. #531d69
  6. #451958
  7. #371446
  8. #290f35
  9. #1c0a23
  10. #0e0512
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a31af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a31af
  2. #9646b7
  3. #a15abf
  4. #ad6fc7
  5. #b983cf
  6. #c598d7
  7. #d0addf
  8. #dcc1e7
  9. #e8d6ef
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a31af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a31af
  2. #8939aa
  3. #8841a6
  4. #8749a1
  5. #86519c
  6. #855998
  7. #846093
  8. #83688e
  9. #827089
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #295eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554bb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f50ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88438c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a31af {
  color: #8a31af;
}
Background
.bg-8a31af {
  background-color: #8a31af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a31af {
  border: 2px solid #8a31af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a31af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 49 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 56% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a31af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a31af, #af3195);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a31af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 49 175 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.85 #75ce50 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a31af  rgb(138, 49, 175)  hsl(282, 56%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#56af31  rgb(86, 175, 49)  hsl(102, 56%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#af8a31  rgb(175, 138, 49)  hsl(42, 56%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#31af8a  rgb(49, 175, 138)  hsl(162, 56%, 44%)  Jungle Green