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#8A50AB

#8a50ab ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a50ab is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 31.37% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 53.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 278.24°, with 36.25% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #71ab50

Split complementary

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #9fab50
  3. #50ab5d

Analogous

  1. #5d50ab
  2. #8a50ab
  3. #ab509f

Triadic

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #ab8a50
  3. #50ab8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #ab5071
  3. #71ab50
  4. #50ab8a

Square

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #ab5d50
  3. #71ab50
  4. #509fab

Monochromatic

  1. #361f43
  2. #603877
  3. #8a50ab
  4. #ad83c5
  5. #cfb7dd

Shades

#8a50ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #7c489a
  3. #6e4089
  4. #613878
  5. #533067
  6. #452856
  7. #372044
  8. #291833
  9. #1c1022
  10. #0e0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a50ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #9662b3
  3. #a173bc
  4. #ad85c4
  5. #b996cd
  6. #c5a8d5
  7. #d0b9dd
  8. #dccbe6
  9. #e8dcee
  10. #f3eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a50ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a50ab
  2. #8955a7
  3. #885aa2
  4. #875e9e
  5. #86639a
  6. #856896
  7. #846d91
  8. #83728d
  9. #827689
  10. #817b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #786088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3866ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #865f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a61aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88598e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a50ab {
  color: #8a50ab;
}
Background
.bg-8a50ab {
  background-color: #8a50ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a50ab {
  border: 2px solid #8a50ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a50ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 80 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 36% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a50ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a50ab, #ab509f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a50ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 80 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.65 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.65 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.60 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.31 #75af54 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a50ab  rgb(138, 80, 171)  hsl(278, 36%, 49%)  Purpureus
#71ab50  rgb(113, 171, 80)  hsl(98, 36%, 49%)  Asparagus
#ab8a50  rgb(171, 138, 80)  hsl(38, 36%, 49%)  Camel
#50ab8a  rgb(80, 171, 138)  hsl(158, 36%, 49%)  Jungle Green