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#8A4DAB

#8a4dab ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4dab is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.2% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 54.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 278.94°, with 37.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #6eab4d

Split complementary

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #9dab4d
  3. #4dab5b

Analogous

  1. #5b4dab
  2. #8a4dab
  3. #ab4d9d

Triadic

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #ab8a4d
  3. #4dab8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #ab4d6e
  3. #6eab4d
  4. #4dab8a

Square

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #ab5b4d
  3. #6eab4d
  4. #4d9dab

Monochromatic

  1. #351e42
  2. #5f3576
  3. #8a4dab
  4. #ad7fc5
  5. #cfb4dd

Shades

#8a4dab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #7c459a
  3. #6e3e89
  4. #613678
  5. #532e67
  6. #452756
  7. #371f44
  8. #291733
  9. #1c0f22
  10. #0e0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4dab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #965fb3
  3. #a171bc
  4. #ad82c4
  5. #b994cd
  6. #c5a6d5
  7. #d0b8dd
  8. #dccae6
  9. #e8dbee
  10. #f3edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4dab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4dab
  2. #8952a7
  3. #8857a2
  4. #875c9e
  5. #86619a
  6. #856796
  7. #846c91
  8. #83718d
  9. #827689
  10. #817b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3364ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4869a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #625cad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88578e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4dab {
  color: #8a4dab;
}
Background
.bg-8a4dab {
  background-color: #8a4dab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4dab {
  border: 2px solid #8a4dab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4dab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 77 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4dab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4dab, #ab4d9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4dab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 77 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.76 #75b254 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4dab  rgb(138, 77, 171)  hsl(279, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus
#6eab4d  rgb(110, 171, 77)  hsl(99, 38%, 49%)  Asparagus
#ab8a4d  rgb(171, 138, 77)  hsl(39, 38%, 49%)  Camel
#4dab8a  rgb(77, 171, 138)  hsl(159, 38%, 49%)  Jungle Green