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#8A44C2

#8a44c2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a44c2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.67% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 64.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 273.33°, with 50.81% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #7cc244

Split complementary

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #bbc244
  3. #44c24b

Analogous

  1. #4b44c2
  2. #8a44c2
  3. #c244bb

Triadic

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #c28a44
  3. #44c28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #c2447c
  3. #7cc244
  4. #44c28a

Square

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #c24b44
  3. #7cc244
  4. #44bbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1b52
  2. #622e8c
  3. #8a44c2
  4. #ae7ed5
  5. #d2b7e8

Shades

#8a44c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #7c3daf
  3. #6e369b
  4. #613088
  5. #532974
  6. #452261
  7. #371b4e
  8. #29143a
  9. #1c0e27
  10. #0e0713
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a44c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #9657c8
  3. #a169ce
  4. #ad7cd4
  5. #b98fda
  6. #c5a2e1
  7. #d0b4e7
  8. #dcc7ed
  9. #e8daf3
  10. #f3ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a44c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a44c2
  2. #894abb
  3. #8850b5
  4. #8756ae
  5. #865ca8
  6. #8562a1
  7. #84689a
  8. #836e94
  9. #82748d
  10. #817a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2767bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #815f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5759c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f5bc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84559d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a44c2 {
  color: #8a44c2;
}
Background
.bg-8a44c2 {
  background-color: #8a44c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a44c2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a44c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a44c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 68 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a44c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a44c2, #c244bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a44c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 68 194 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.59 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.68 #75bb3d Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a44c2  rgb(138, 68, 194)  hsl(273, 51%, 51%)  Dark Orchid
#7cc244  rgb(124, 194, 68)  hsl(93, 51%, 51%)  Mantis
#c28a44  rgb(194, 138, 68)  hsl(33, 51%, 51%)  Peru
#44c28a  rgb(68, 194, 138)  hsl(153, 51%, 51%)  Caribbean Green