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#8B40A7

#8b40a7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8b40a7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 25.1% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.77% cyan, 61.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 283.69°, with 44.59% saturation and 45.29% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1195

Complementary

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #5ca740

Split complementary

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #8fa740
  3. #40a757

Analogous

  1. #5740a7
  2. #8b40a7
  3. #a7408f

Triadic

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #a78b40
  3. #40a78b

Tetradic

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #a7405c
  3. #5ca740
  4. #40a78b

Square

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #a75740
  3. #5ca740
  4. #408fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1638
  2. #5d2b70
  3. #8b40a7
  4. #ae6dc7
  5. #cda4dc

Shades

#8b40a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #7d3a96
  3. #6f3386
  4. #612d75
  5. #532664
  6. #462054
  7. #381a43
  8. #2a1332
  9. #1c0d21
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b40a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #9753b0
  3. #a266b9
  4. #ae79c1
  5. #b98cca
  6. #c5a0d3
  7. #d1b3dc
  8. #dcc6e5
  9. #e8d9ed
  10. #f3ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b40a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b40a7
  2. #8a46a3
  3. #894d9f
  4. #88539b
  5. #875a97
  6. #866094
  7. #846690
  8. #836d8c
  9. #827388
  10. #817a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #205caa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4063a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89526d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e53a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6657a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a4b88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b40a7 {
  color: #8b40a7;
}
Background
.bg-8b40a7 {
  background-color: #8b40a7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b40a7 {
  border: 2px solid #8b40a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b40a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 64 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 45% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b40a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b40a7, #a7408f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b40a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 64 167 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.87 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.06 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.49 #74bf58 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8b40a7  rgb(139, 64, 167)  hsl(284, 45%, 45%)  Purpureus
#5ca740  rgb(92, 167, 64)  hsl(104, 45%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a78b40  rgb(167, 139, 64)  hsl(44, 45%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#40a78b  rgb(64, 167, 139)  hsl(164, 45%, 45%)  Jungle Green