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#8A3BCA

#8a3bca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3bca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.68% cyan, 70.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 273.15°, with 57.43% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.128

Complementary

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #7bca3b

Split complementary

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #c2ca3b
  3. #3bca43

Analogous

  1. #433bca
  2. #8a3bca
  3. #ca3bc2

Triadic

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #ca8a3b
  3. #3bca8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #ca3b7b
  3. #7bca3b
  4. #3bca8a

Square

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #ca433b
  3. #7bca3b
  4. #3bc2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #391755
  2. #622791
  3. #8a3bca
  4. #ae77da
  5. #d2b3eb

Shades

#8a3bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #7c35b6
  3. #6e2fa2
  4. #61298d
  5. #532379
  6. #451e65
  7. #371851
  8. #29123d
  9. #1c0c28
  10. #0e0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #964fcf
  3. #a162d5
  4. #ad76da
  5. #b989df
  6. #c59de5
  7. #d0b1ea
  8. #dcc4ef
  9. #e8d8f4
  10. #f3ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3bca
  2. #8942c3
  3. #8849bb
  4. #8750b4
  5. #8657ac
  6. #855ea5
  7. #84649e
  8. #836b96
  9. #82728f
  10. #817987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e5c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5055cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5957c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8351a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3bca {
  color: #8a3bca;
}
Background
.bg-8a3bca {
  background-color: #8a3bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3bca {
  border: 2px solid #8a3bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 59 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3bca, #ca3bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 59 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.01 #75c435 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3bca  rgb(138, 59, 202)  hsl(273, 57%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#7bca3b  rgb(123, 202, 59)  hsl(93, 57%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#ca8a3b  rgb(202, 138, 59)  hsl(33, 57%, 51%)  Peru
#3bca8a  rgb(59, 202, 138)  hsl(153, 57%, 51%)  Caribbean Green