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#8A42CF

#8a42cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a42cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 270.64°, with 59.49% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #87cf42

Split complementary

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #cdcf42
  3. #42cf44

Analogous

  1. #4442cf
  2. #8a42cf
  3. #cf42cd

Triadic

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #cf8a42
  3. #42cf8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #cf4287
  3. #87cf42
  4. #42cf8a

Square

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #cf4442
  3. #87cf42
  4. #42cdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1860
  2. #63289d
  3. #8a42cf
  4. #b07fde
  5. #d6bcee

Shades

#8a42cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #7c3bba
  3. #6e35a6
  4. #612e91
  5. #53287c
  6. #452168
  7. #371a53
  8. #29143e
  9. #1c0d29
  10. #0e0715
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a42cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #9655d4
  3. #a168d9
  4. #ad7bdd
  5. #b98ee2
  6. #c5a1e7
  7. #d0b3ec
  8. #dcc6f1
  9. #e8d9f5
  10. #f3ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a42cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a42cf
  2. #8948c7
  3. #884ebf
  4. #8755b7
  5. #865baf
  6. #8561a8
  7. #8467a0
  8. #836d98
  9. #827490
  10. #817a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8257a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a42cf {
  color: #8a42cf;
}
Background
.bg-8a42cf {
  background-color: #8a42cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a42cf {
  border: 2px solid #8a42cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a42cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 66 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a42cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a42cf, #cf42cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a42cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 66 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.42 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.20 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.90 #75bd30 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a42cf  rgb(138, 66, 207)  hsl(271, 59%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#87cf42  rgb(135, 207, 66)  hsl(91, 59%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#cf8a42  rgb(207, 138, 66)  hsl(31, 59%, 54%)  Peru
#42cf8a  rgb(66, 207, 138)  hsl(151, 59%, 54%)  Emerald