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#8A39AA

#8a39aa ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a39aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 22.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 66.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.01°, with 49.78% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1123

Complementary

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #59aa39

Split complementary

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #91aa39
  3. #39aa52

Analogous

  1. #5239aa
  2. #8a39aa
  3. #aa3991

Triadic

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #aa8a39
  3. #39aa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #aa3959
  3. #59aa39
  4. #39aa8a

Square

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #aa5239
  3. #59aa39
  4. #3991aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1337
  2. #5b2671
  3. #8a39aa
  4. #ae64cb
  5. #cc9ede

Shades

#8a39aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #7c3399
  3. #6e2e88
  4. #612877
  5. #532266
  6. #451d55
  7. #371744
  8. #291133
  9. #1c0b22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a39aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #964db3
  3. #a161bb
  4. #ad74c4
  5. #b988cc
  6. #c59cd5
  7. #d0b0dd
  8. #dcc4e6
  9. #e8d7ee
  10. #f3ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a39aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a39aa
  2. #8940a6
  3. #8847a2
  4. #874e9d
  5. #865599
  6. #855d95
  7. #846491
  8. #836b8d
  9. #827288
  10. #817984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #725283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3660a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a4eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6353a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #884789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a39aa {
  color: #8a39aa;
}
Background
.bg-8a39aa {
  background-color: #8a39aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a39aa {
  border: 2px solid #8a39aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a39aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 57 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a39aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a39aa, #aa3991);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a39aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 57 170 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.55 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.74 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.16 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.23 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.14 #75c655 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a39aa  rgb(138, 57, 170)  hsl(283, 50%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#59aa39  rgb(89, 170, 57)  hsl(103, 50%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a39  rgb(170, 138, 57)  hsl(43, 50%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#39aa8a  rgb(57, 170, 138)  hsl(163, 50%, 45%)  Jungle Green