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#8A4FA3

#8a4fa3 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4fa3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 51.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 282.14°, with 34.71% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #68a34f

Split complementary

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #92a34f
  3. #4fa360

Analogous

  1. #604fa3
  2. #8a4fa3
  3. #a34f92

Triadic

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #a38a4f
  3. #4fa38a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #a34f68
  3. #68a34f
  4. #4fa38a

Square

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #a3604f
  3. #68a34f
  4. #4f92a3

Monochromatic

  1. #331d3c
  2. #5e366f
  3. #8a4fa3
  4. #ad7ec0
  5. #ceb2d9

Shades

#8a4fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #7c4793
  3. #6e3f82
  4. #613772
  5. #532f62
  6. #452852
  7. #372041
  8. #291831
  9. #1c1021
  10. #0e0810
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #9661ac
  3. #a172b5
  4. #ad84bf
  5. #b995c8
  6. #c5a7d1
  7. #d0b9da
  8. #dccae3
  9. #e8dced
  10. #f3edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4fa3
  2. #8954a0
  3. #88599c
  4. #875e99
  5. #866395
  6. #856892
  7. #846c8e
  8. #83718b
  9. #827687
  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 #775e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d64a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e69a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #885c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #655ca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b60a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #895788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4fa3 {
  color: #8a4fa3;
}
Background
.bg-8a4fa3 {
  background-color: #8a4fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #8a4fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 79 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 35% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4fa3, #a34f92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 79 163 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.70 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.77 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.33 #75b05c Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4fa3  rgb(138, 79, 163)  hsl(282, 35%, 47%)  Purpureus
#68a34f  rgb(104, 163, 79)  hsl(102, 35%, 47%)  Asparagus
#a38a4f  rgb(163, 138, 79)  hsl(42, 35%, 47%)  Camel
#4fa38a  rgb(79, 163, 138)  hsl(162, 35%, 47%)  Jungle Green