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#8A4AC3

#8a4ac3 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4ac3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 29.02% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.23% cyan, 62.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 271.74°, with 50.21% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #83c34a

Split complementary

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #c0c34a
  3. #4ac34e

Analogous

  1. #4e4ac3
  2. #8a4ac3
  3. #c34ac0

Triadic

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #c38a4a
  3. #4ac38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #c34a83
  3. #83c34a
  4. #4ac38a

Square

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #c34e4a
  3. #83c34a
  4. #4ac0c3

Monochromatic

  1. #3c1d57
  2. #633091
  3. #8a4ac3
  4. #af83d6
  5. #d4bde9

Shades

#8a4ac3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #7c43b0
  3. #6e3b9c
  4. #613489
  5. #532c75
  6. #452562
  7. #371e4e
  8. #29163b
  9. #1c0f27
  10. #0e0714
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4ac3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #965cc9
  3. #a16ecf
  4. #ad80d5
  5. #b992db
  6. #c5a5e1
  7. #d0b7e7
  8. #dcc9ed
  9. #e8dbf3
  10. #f3edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4ac3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4ac3
  2. #894fbc
  3. #8855b6
  4. #875aaf
  5. #8660a8
  6. #8565a2
  7. #846a9b
  8. #837094
  9. #82758d
  10. #817b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785e96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f6ac0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #806380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615fc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #845a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4ac3 {
  color: #8a4ac3;
}
Background
.bg-8a4ac3 {
  background-color: #8a4ac3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4ac3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a4ac3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4ac3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 74 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 50% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4ac3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4ac3, #c34ac0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4ac3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 74 195 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.47 #75b53c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a4ac3  rgb(138, 74, 195)  hsl(272, 50%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#83c34a  rgb(131, 195, 74)  hsl(92, 50%, 53%)  Mantis
#c38a4a  rgb(195, 138, 74)  hsl(32, 50%, 53%)  Peru
#4ac38a  rgb(74, 195, 138)  hsl(152, 50%, 53%)  Caribbean Green