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#8A3CA9

#8a3ca9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a3ca9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 23.53% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 64.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 282.94°, with 47.6% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.115

Complementary

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #5ba93c

Split complementary

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #91a93c
  3. #3ca954

Analogous

  1. #543ca9
  2. #8a3ca9
  3. #a93c91

Triadic

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #a98a3c
  3. #3ca98a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #a93c5b
  3. #5ba93c
  4. #3ca98a

Square

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #a9543c
  3. #5ba93c
  4. #3c91a9

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1438
  2. #5c2871
  3. #8a3ca9
  4. #ae68c9
  5. #cca1dd

Shades

#8a3ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #7c3698
  3. #6e3087
  4. #612a76
  5. #532465
  6. #451e55
  7. #371844
  8. #291233
  9. #1c0c22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #9650b2
  3. #a163ba
  4. #ad77c3
  5. #b98acb
  6. #c59ed4
  7. #d0b1dd
  8. #dcc5e5
  9. #e8d8ee
  10. #f3ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3ca9
  2. #8943a5
  3. #884aa1
  4. #87509d
  5. #865799
  6. #855e95
  7. #846590
  8. #836c8c
  9. #827288
  10. #817984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #105bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a61a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88506d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b50ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6455a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #894989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3ca9 {
  color: #8a3ca9;
}
Background
.bg-8a3ca9 {
  background-color: #8a3ca9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 60 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 48% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3ca9, #a93c91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 60 169 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.76 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.66 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.23 #75c356 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3ca9  rgb(138, 60, 169)  hsl(283, 48%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#5ba93c  rgb(91, 169, 60)  hsl(103, 48%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a98a3c  rgb(169, 138, 60)  hsl(43, 48%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3ca98a  rgb(60, 169, 138)  hsl(163, 48%, 45%)  Jungle Green