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#8A4FA1

#8a4fa1 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4fa1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.98% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 50.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 283.17°, with 34.17% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1357

Complementary

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #66a14f

Split complementary

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #8fa14f
  3. #4fa161

Analogous

  1. #614fa1
  2. #8a4fa1
  3. #a14f8f

Triadic

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #a18a4f
  3. #4fa18a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #a14f66
  3. #66a14f
  4. #4fa18a

Square

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #a1614f
  3. #66a14f
  4. #4f8fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #321d3a
  2. #5e366e
  3. #8a4fa1
  4. #ad7dbf
  5. #cdb1d8

Shades

#8a4fa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #7c4791
  3. #6e3f81
  4. #613771
  5. #532f61
  6. #452851
  7. #372040
  8. #291830
  9. #1c1020
  10. #0e0810
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4fa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #9661aa
  3. #a172b4
  4. #ad84bd
  5. #b995c7
  6. #c5a7d0
  7. #d0b9d9
  8. #dccae3
  9. #e8dcec
  10. #f3edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4fa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4fa1
  2. #89549e
  3. #88599a
  4. #875e97
  5. #866394
  6. #856891
  7. #846c8d
  8. #83718a
  9. #827687
  10. #817b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e63a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50699f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #895b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c5fa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #895787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4fa1 {
  color: #8a4fa1;
}
Background
.bg-8a4fa1 {
  background-color: #8a4fa1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4fa1 {
  border: 2px solid #8a4fa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4fa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 79 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 34% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4fa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4fa1, #a14f8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4fa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 79 161 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.82 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.03 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.23 #75b05e Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4fa1  rgb(138, 79, 161)  hsl(283, 34%, 47%)  Purpureus
#66a14f  rgb(102, 161, 79)  hsl(103, 34%, 47%)  Asparagus
#a18a4f  rgb(161, 138, 79)  hsl(43, 34%, 47%)  Camel
#4fa18a  rgb(79, 161, 138)  hsl(163, 34%, 47%)  Persian Green