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#8C09CE

#8c09ce ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8c09ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 3.53% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.04% cyan, 95.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 279.9°, with 91.63% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #4bce09

Split complementary

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #aece09
  3. #09ce2a

Analogous

  1. #2a09ce
  2. #8c09ce
  3. #ce09ae

Triadic

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #ce8c09
  3. #09ce8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #ce094b
  3. #4bce09
  4. #09ce8c

Square

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #ce2a09
  3. #4bce09
  4. #09aece

Monochromatic

  1. #28033b
  2. #5a0685
  3. #8c09ce
  4. #b32ef6
  5. #cd77f9

Shades

#8c09ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #7e08b9
  3. #7007a5
  4. #620690
  5. #54057c
  6. #460567
  7. #380452
  8. #2a033e
  9. #1c0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c09ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #9822d3
  3. #a33ad8
  4. #af53dd
  5. #ba6be2
  6. #c684e7
  7. #d19deb
  8. #ddb5f0
  9. #e8cef5
  10. #f4e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c09ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c09ce
  2. #8b15c6
  3. #8a21be
  4. #882db7
  5. #8739af
  6. #8645a7
  7. #85509f
  8. #845c97
  9. #826890
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #814c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4244d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5047cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #853ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c09ce {
  color: #8c09ce;
}
Background
.bg-8c09ce {
  background-color: #8c09ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c09ce {
  border: 2px solid #8c09ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c09ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 9 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c09ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c09ce, #ce09ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c09ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 9 206 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.24 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.83 #73f631 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c09ce  rgb(140, 9, 206)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4bce09  rgb(75, 206, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#ce8c09  rgb(206, 140, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09ce8c  rgb(9, 206, 140)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green