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#8A3DC4

#8a3dc4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3dc4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 23.92% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.59% cyan, 68.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 274.22°, with 53.36% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1273

Complementary

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #77c43d

Split complementary

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #bbc43d
  3. #3dc446

Analogous

  1. #463dc4
  2. #8a3dc4
  3. #c43dbb

Triadic

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #c48a3d
  3. #3dc48a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #c43d77
  3. #77c43d
  4. #3dc48a

Square

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #c4463d
  3. #77c43d
  4. #3dbbc4

Monochromatic

  1. #381850
  2. #612a8a
  3. #8a3dc4
  4. #ad78d6
  5. #d1b2e8

Shades

#8a3dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #7c37b0
  3. #6e319d
  4. #612b89
  5. #532576
  6. #451f62
  7. #37184e
  8. #29123b
  9. #1c0c27
  10. #0e0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #9650ca
  3. #a164d0
  4. #ad77d6
  5. #b98bdc
  6. #c59ee2
  7. #d0b1e7
  8. #dcc5ed
  9. #e8d8f3
  10. #f3ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3dc4
  2. #8944bd
  3. #884ab6
  4. #8751b0
  5. #8658a9
  6. #855fa2
  7. #84659b
  8. #836c94
  9. #82738e
  10. #817987
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1564c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #805b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5355c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c57c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84519e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3dc4 {
  color: #8a3dc4;
}
Background
.bg-8a3dc4 {
  background-color: #8a3dc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 61 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3dc4, #c43dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 61 196 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.93 #75c23b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3dc4  rgb(138, 61, 196)  hsl(274, 53%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#77c43d  rgb(119, 196, 61)  hsl(94, 53%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#c48a3d  rgb(196, 138, 61)  hsl(34, 53%, 50%)  Peru
#3dc48a  rgb(61, 196, 138)  hsl(154, 53%, 50%)  Caribbean Green