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#8A3BC4

#8a3bc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3bc4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 23.14% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.59% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 274.6°, with 53.73% saturation and 50% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #75c43b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #bac43b
  3. #3bc445

Analogous

  1. #453bc4
  2. #8a3bc4
  3. #c43bba

Triadic

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #c48a3b
  3. #3bc48a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #c43b75
  3. #75c43b
  4. #3bc48a

Square

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #c4453b
  3. #75c43b
  4. #3bbac4

Monochromatic

  1. #37184e
  2. #612989
  3. #8a3bc4
  4. #ad76d6
  5. #d0b1e7

Shades

#8a3bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #7c35b0
  3. #6e2f9d
  4. #612989
  5. #532376
  6. #451e62
  7. #37184e
  8. #29123b
  9. #1c0c27
  10. #0e0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #964fca
  3. #a162d0
  4. #ad76d6
  5. #b989dc
  6. #c59de2
  7. #d0b1e7
  8. #dcc4ed
  9. #e8d8f3
  10. #f3ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bc4
  2. #8942bd
  3. #8849b6
  4. #8750b0
  5. #8657a9
  6. #855ea2
  7. #84649b
  8. #836b94
  9. #82728e
  10. #817987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1064c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #805a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5254c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b56c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #844f9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bc4 {
  color: #8a3bc4;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bc4 {
  background-color: #8a3bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 54% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bc4, #c43bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.49 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.82 #75c43b Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3bc4  rgb(138, 59, 196)  hsl(275, 54%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#75c43b  rgb(117, 196, 59)  hsl(95, 54%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#c48a3b  rgb(196, 138, 59)  hsl(35, 54%, 50%)  Peru
#3bc48a  rgb(59, 196, 138)  hsl(155, 54%, 50%)  Caribbean Green