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#8A42C2

#8a42c2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42c2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 25.88% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 65.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 273.75°, with 51.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #7ac242

Split complementary

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #bac242
  3. #42c24a

Analogous

  1. #4a42c2
  2. #8a42c2
  3. #c242ba

Triadic

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #c28a42
  3. #42c28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #c2427a
  3. #7ac242
  4. #42c28a

Square

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #c24a42
  3. #7ac242
  4. #42bac2

Monochromatic

  1. #391a51
  2. #622d8b
  3. #8a42c2
  4. #ae7cd5
  5. #d2b6e7

Shades

#8a42c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #7c3baf
  3. #6e359b
  4. #612e88
  5. #532874
  6. #452161
  7. #371a4e
  8. #29143a
  9. #1c0d27
  10. #0e0713
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #9655c8
  3. #a168ce
  4. #ad7bd4
  5. #b98eda
  6. #c5a1e1
  7. #d0b3e7
  8. #dcc6ed
  9. #e8d9f3
  10. #f3ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42c2
  2. #8948bb
  3. #884eb5
  4. #8755ae
  5. #865ba8
  6. #8561a1
  7. #84679a
  8. #836d94
  9. #82748d
  10. #817a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2466bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #815d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5658c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e5ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85549d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42c2 {
  color: #8a42c2;
}
Background
.bg-8a42c2 {
  background-color: #8a42c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a42c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42c2, #c242ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.34 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.47 #75bd3d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a42c2  rgb(138, 66, 194)  hsl(274, 51%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#7ac242  rgb(122, 194, 66)  hsl(94, 51%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#c28a42  rgb(194, 138, 66)  hsl(34, 51%, 51%)  Peru
#42c28a  rgb(66, 194, 138)  hsl(154, 51%, 51%)  Caribbean Green