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#8A45AF

#8a45af ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a45af is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.06% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.14% cyan, 60.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 279.06°, with 43.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1275

Complementary

  1. #8a45af
  2. #6aaf45

Split complementary

  1. #8a45af
  2. #9faf45
  3. #45af55

Analogous

  1. #5545af
  2. #8a45af
  3. #af459f

Triadic

  1. #8a45af
  2. #af8a45
  3. #45af8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a45af
  2. #af456a
  3. #6aaf45
  4. #45af8a

Square

  1. #8a45af
  2. #af5545
  3. #6aaf45
  4. #459faf

Monochromatic

  1. #331a41
  2. #5f2f78
  3. #8a45af
  4. #ad77c9
  5. #ceaedf

Shades

#8a45af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a45af
  2. #7c3e9e
  3. #6e378c
  4. #61307b
  5. #532969
  6. #452358
  7. #371c46
  8. #291535
  9. #1c0e23
  10. #0e0712
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a45af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a45af
  2. #9658b7
  3. #a16abf
  4. #ad7dc7
  5. #b98fcf
  6. #c5a2d7
  7. #d0b5df
  8. #dcc7e7
  9. #e8daef
  10. #f3ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a45af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a45af
  2. #894baa
  3. #8851a6
  4. #8757a1
  5. #865d9c
  6. #856398
  7. #846893
  8. #836e8e
  9. #827489
  10. #817a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f61b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d66ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #865973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d57b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #655aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88518f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a45af {
  color: #8a45af;
}
Background
.bg-8a45af {
  background-color: #8a45af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a45af {
  border: 2px solid #8a45af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a45af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 69 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 43% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a45af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a45af, #af459f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a45af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 69 175 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.49 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.52 #75ba50 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a45af  rgb(138, 69, 175)  hsl(279, 43%, 48%)  Purpureus
#6aaf45  rgb(106, 175, 69)  hsl(99, 43%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#af8a45  rgb(175, 138, 69)  hsl(39, 43%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#45af8a  rgb(69, 175, 138)  hsl(159, 43%, 48%)  Mint