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#8B22BC

#8b22bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8b22bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 13.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.06% cyan, 81.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1026

Complementary

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #53bc22

Split complementary

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #a0bc22
  3. #22bc3e

Analogous

  1. #3e22bc
  2. #8b22bc
  3. #bc22a0

Triadic

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #bc8b22
  3. #22bc8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #bc2253
  3. #53bc22
  4. #22bc8b

Square

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #bc3e22
  3. #53bc22
  4. #22a0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0b3a
  2. #5b167b
  3. #8b22bc
  4. #b04cdf
  5. #cd8dea

Shades

#8b22bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #7d1fa9
  3. #6f1b96
  4. #611884
  5. #531471
  6. #46115e
  7. #380e4b
  8. #2a0a38
  9. #1c0726
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b22bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #9738c3
  3. #a24ec9
  4. #ae64d0
  5. #b97ad7
  6. #c591de
  7. #d1a7e4
  8. #dcbdeb
  9. #e8d3f2
  10. #f3e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b22bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b22bc
  2. #8a2bb6
  3. #8935b0
  4. #883eaa
  5. #8748a4
  6. #86519e
  7. #845a98
  8. #836492
  9. #826d8c
  10. #817786
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714a8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #854a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d46be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #873e95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b22bc {
  color: #8b22bc;
}
Background
.bg-8b22bc {
  background-color: #8b22bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b22bc {
  border: 2px solid #8b22bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b22bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 34 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b22bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b22bc, #bc22a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b22bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 34 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.15 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.37 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.59 #74dd43 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8b22bc  rgb(139, 34, 188)  hsl(281, 69%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#53bc22  rgb(83, 188, 34)  hsl(101, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bc8b22  rgb(188, 139, 34)  hsl(41, 69%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#22bc8b  rgb(34, 188, 139)  hsl(161, 69%, 44%)  Mint