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#8A3EAA

#8a3eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a3eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 24.31% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 63.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 46.55% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #5eaa3e

Split complementary

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #94aa3e
  3. #3eaa54

Analogous

  1. #543eaa
  2. #8a3eaa
  3. #aa3e94

Triadic

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #aa8a3e
  3. #3eaa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #aa3e5e
  3. #5eaa3e
  4. #3eaa8a

Square

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #aa543e
  3. #5eaa3e
  4. #3e94aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2f153a
  2. #5c2a72
  3. #8a3eaa
  4. #ad6bc9
  5. #cca3de

Shades

#8a3eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #7c3899
  3. #6e3288
  4. #612b77
  5. #532566
  6. #451f55
  7. #371944
  8. #291333
  9. #1c0c22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #9651b3
  3. #a165bb
  4. #ad78c4
  5. #b98bcc
  6. #c59fd5
  7. #d0b2dd
  8. #dcc5e6
  9. #e8d8ee
  10. #f3ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3eaa
  2. #8945a6
  3. #884ba2
  4. #87529d
  5. #865899
  6. #855f95
  7. #846691
  8. #836c8d
  9. #827388
  10. #817984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #145cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b62a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87526e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c52ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6456a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #884b8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3eaa {
  color: #8a3eaa;
}
Background
.bg-8a3eaa {
  background-color: #8a3eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3eaa {
  border: 2px solid #8a3eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 62 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3eaa, #aa3e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 62 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.96 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.81 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.50 #75c155 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a3eaa  rgb(138, 62, 170)  hsl(282, 47%, 45%)  Purpureus
#5eaa3e  rgb(94, 170, 62)  hsl(102, 47%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a3e  rgb(170, 138, 62)  hsl(42, 47%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3eaa8a  rgb(62, 170, 138)  hsl(162, 47%, 45%)  Jungle Green