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#8A3BB3

#8a3bb3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a3bb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.91% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 279.5°, with 50.42% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #64b33b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #a0b33b
  3. #3bb34e

Analogous

  1. #4e3bb3
  2. #8a3bb3
  3. #b33ba0

Triadic

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #b38a3b
  3. #3bb38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #b33b64
  3. #64b33b
  4. #3bb38a

Square

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #b34e3b
  3. #64b33b
  4. #3ba0b3

Monochromatic

  1. #311540
  2. #5e2879
  3. #8a3bb3
  4. #ad6ccf
  5. #cda6e2

Shades

#8a3bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #7c35a1
  3. #6e2f8f
  4. #61297d
  5. #53236b
  6. #451e5a
  7. #371848
  8. #291236
  9. #1c0c24
  10. #0e0612
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #964fbb
  3. #a162c2
  4. #ad76ca
  5. #b989d1
  6. #c59dd9
  7. #d0b1e1
  8. #dcc4e8
  9. #e8d8f0
  10. #f3ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bb3
  2. #8942ae
  3. #8849a9
  4. #8750a4
  5. #86579f
  6. #855e9a
  7. #846494
  8. #836b8f
  9. #82728a
  10. #817985
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f62b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #855372 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5851b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6155b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #874b91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bb3 {
  color: #8a3bb3;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bb3 {
  background-color: #8a3bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bb3, #b33ba0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.61 #75c44c Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3bb3  rgb(138, 59, 179)  hsl(280, 50%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#64b33b  rgb(100, 179, 59)  hsl(100, 50%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#b38a3b  rgb(179, 138, 59)  hsl(40, 50%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3bb38a  rgb(59, 179, 138)  hsl(160, 50%, 47%)  Mint