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#8A3FAB

#8a3fab ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a3fab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 24.71% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 281.67°, with 46.15% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.119

Complementary

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #60ab3f

Split complementary

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #96ab3f
  3. #3fab54

Analogous

  1. #543fab
  2. #8a3fab
  3. #ab3f96

Triadic

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #ab8a3f
  3. #3fab8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #ab3f60
  3. #60ab3f
  4. #3fab8a

Square

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #ab543f
  3. #60ab3f
  4. #3f96ab

Monochromatic

  1. #30163b
  2. #5d2a73
  3. #8a3fab
  4. #ad6dc9
  5. #cda5de

Shades

#8a3fab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #7c399a
  3. #6e3289
  4. #612c78
  5. #532667
  6. #452056
  7. #371944
  8. #291333
  9. #1c0d22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3fab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #9652b3
  3. #a165bc
  4. #ad79c4
  5. #b98ccd
  6. #c59fd5
  7. #d0b2dd
  8. #dcc5e6
  9. #e8d9ee
  10. #f3ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3fab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3fab
  2. #8946a7
  3. #884ca2
  4. #87539e
  5. #86599a
  6. #856096
  7. #846691
  8. #836d8d
  9. #827389
  10. #817a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #155dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b63a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87536f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c52ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6457a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #884c8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3fab {
  color: #8a3fab;
}
Background
.bg-8a3fab {
  background-color: #8a3fab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3fab {
  border: 2px solid #8a3fab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3fab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 63 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 46% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3fab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3fab, #ab3f96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3fab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 63 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.37 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.02 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.46 #75c054 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a3fab  rgb(138, 63, 171)  hsl(282, 46%, 46%)  Purpureus
#60ab3f  rgb(96, 171, 63)  hsl(102, 46%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#ab8a3f  rgb(171, 138, 63)  hsl(42, 46%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3fab8a  rgb(63, 171, 138)  hsl(162, 46%, 46%)  Jungle Green