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#8A50D2

#8a50d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a50d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 31.37% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.29% cyan, 61.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 266.77°, with 59.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1579

Complementary

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #98d250

Split complementary

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #d2cb50
  3. #57d250

Analogous

  1. #5057d2
  2. #8a50d2
  3. #cb50d2

Triadic

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #d28a50
  3. #50d28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #d25098
  3. #98d250
  4. #50d28a

Square

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #d25057
  3. #98d250
  4. #50d2cb

Monochromatic

  1. #401c6d
  2. #642caa
  3. #8a50d2
  4. #b38de2
  5. #dbcaf1

Shades

#8a50d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #7c48bd
  3. #6e40a8
  4. #613893
  5. #53307e
  6. #452869
  7. #372054
  8. #29183f
  9. #1c102a
  10. #0e0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a50d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #9662d7
  3. #a173db
  4. #ad85e0
  5. #b996e4
  6. #c5a8e9
  7. #d0b9ed
  8. #dccbf2
  9. #e8dcf6
  10. #f3eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a50d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a50d2
  2. #8955ca
  3. #885ac2
  4. #875eb9
  5. #8663b1
  6. #8568a9
  7. #846da1
  8. #837299
  9. #827690
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b64a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ed6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #216ecf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5763d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e63d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8162ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a50d2 {
  color: #8a50d2;
}
Background
.bg-8a50d2 {
  background-color: #8a50d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a50d2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a50d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a50d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 80 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 59% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a50d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a50d2, #cb50d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a50d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 80 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.70 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.80 #75af2d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a50d2  rgb(138, 80, 210)  hsl(267, 59%, 57%)  Dark Orchid
#98d250  rgb(152, 210, 80)  hsl(87, 59%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#d28a50  rgb(210, 138, 80)  hsl(27, 59%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#50d28a  rgb(80, 210, 138)  hsl(147, 59%, 57%)  Emerald