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#8B09CD

#8b09cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8b09cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.2% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 279.8°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1009

Complementary

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #4bcd09

Split complementary

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #adcd09
  3. #09cd29

Analogous

  1. #2909cd
  2. #8b09cd
  3. #cd09ad

Triadic

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #cd8b09
  3. #09cd8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #cd094b
  3. #4bcd09
  4. #09cd8b

Square

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #cd2909
  3. #4bcd09
  4. #09adcd

Monochromatic

  1. #28033a
  2. #590684
  3. #8b09cd
  4. #b22df6
  5. #cd76f9

Shades

#8b09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #7d08b9
  3. #6f07a4
  4. #610690
  5. #53057b
  6. #460567
  7. #380452
  8. #2a033e
  9. #1c0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #9722d2
  3. #a23ad7
  4. #ae53dc
  5. #b96be1
  6. #c584e6
  7. #d19deb
  8. #dcb5f0
  9. #e8cef5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b09cd
  2. #8a15c5
  3. #8921be
  4. #882db6
  5. #8739ae
  6. #8645a7
  7. #84509f
  8. #835c97
  9. #82688f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4143d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f47cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #843ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b09cd {
  color: #8b09cd;
}
Background
.bg-8b09cd {
  background-color: #8b09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b09cd {
  border: 2px solid #8b09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b09cd, #cd09ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.75 #74f632 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8b09cd  rgb(139, 9, 205)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4bcd09  rgb(75, 205, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd8b09  rgb(205, 139, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09cd8b  rgb(9, 205, 139)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green