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#8A427D

#8a427d ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a427d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 25.88% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.17% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 310.83°, with 35.29% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #8a427d
  2. #428a4f

Split complementary

  1. #8a427d
  2. #598a42
  3. #428a73

Analogous

  1. #73428a
  2. #8a427d
  3. #8a4259

Triadic

  1. #8a427d
  2. #7d8a42
  3. #427d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a427d
  2. #8a4f42
  3. #428a4f
  4. #427d8a

Square

  1. #8a427d
  2. #8a7342
  3. #428a4f
  4. #42598a

Monochromatic

  1. #22111f
  2. #56294e
  3. #8a427d
  4. #b564a6
  5. #cd98c4

Shades

#8a427d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a427d
  2. #7c3b71
  3. #6e3564
  4. #612e58
  5. #53284b
  6. #45213f
  7. #371a32
  8. #291426
  9. #1c0d19
  10. #0e070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a427d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a427d
  2. #96558a
  3. #a16897
  4. #ad7ba4
  5. #b98eb1
  6. #c5a1be
  7. #d0b3cb
  8. #dcc6d8
  9. #e8d9e5
  10. #f3ecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a427d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a427d
  2. #89487d
  3. #884e7e
  4. #87557e
  5. #865b7e
  6. #85617f
  7. #84677f
  8. #836d7f
  9. #82747f
  10. #817a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71536b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42567f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56607b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90465a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #664e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f567c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e446a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a427d {
  color: #8a427d;
}
Background
.bg-8a427d {
  background-color: #8a427d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a427d {
  border: 2px solid #8a427d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a427d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 35% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a427d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a427d, #8a4259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a427d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 125 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 1.77 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 6.40 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.06 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.13 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.94 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.12 #75bd82 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#8a427d  rgb(138, 66, 125)  hsl(311, 35%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#428a4f  rgb(66, 138, 79)  hsl(131, 35%, 40%)  Sea Green
#7d8a42  rgb(125, 138, 66)  hsl(71, 35%, 40%)  Moss Green
#427d8a  rgb(66, 125, 138)  hsl(191, 35%, 40%)  Teal Blue