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#8A3FC8

#8a3fc8 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a3fc8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 24.71% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31% cyan, 68.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 272.85°, with 55.47% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #7dc83f

Split complementary

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #c1c83f
  3. #3fc846

Analogous

  1. #463fc8
  2. #8a3fc8
  3. #c83fc1

Triadic

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #c88a3f
  3. #3fc88a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #c83f7d
  3. #7dc83f
  4. #3fc88a

Square

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #c8463f
  3. #7dc83f
  4. #3fc1c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1856
  2. #622a91
  3. #8a3fc8
  4. #ae7ad9
  5. #d2b6ea

Shades

#8a3fc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #7c39b4
  3. #6e32a0
  4. #612c8c
  5. #532678
  6. #452064
  7. #371950
  8. #29133c
  9. #1c0d28
  10. #0e0614
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3fc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #9652ce
  3. #a165d3
  4. #ad79d9
  5. #b98cde
  6. #c59fe4
  7. #d0b2e9
  8. #dcc5ef
  9. #e8d9f4
  10. #f3ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3fc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3fc8
  2. #8946c1
  3. #884cba
  4. #8753b2
  5. #8659ab
  6. #8560a4
  7. #84669d
  8. #836d96
  9. #82738e
  10. #817a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e66c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f5e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5257ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b59c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8453a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3fc8 {
  color: #8a3fc8;
}
Background
.bg-8a3fc8 {
  background-color: #8a3fc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3fc8 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3fc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3fc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 63 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3fc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3fc8, #c83fc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3fc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 63 200 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.81 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.62 #75c037 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a3fc8  rgb(138, 63, 200)  hsl(273, 55%, 52%)  Dark Orchid
#7dc83f  rgb(125, 200, 63)  hsl(93, 55%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#c88a3f  rgb(200, 138, 63)  hsl(33, 55%, 52%)  Peru
#3fc88a  rgb(63, 200, 138)  hsl(153, 55%, 52%)  Caribbean Green