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#8C10BC

#8c10bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c10bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 6.27% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.53% cyan, 91.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.26°, with 84.31% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0958

Complementary

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #40bc10

Split complementary

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #96bc10
  3. #10bc36

Analogous

  1. #3610bc
  2. #8c10bc
  3. #bc1096

Triadic

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #bc8c10
  3. #10bc8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #bc1040
  3. #40bc10
  4. #10bc8c

Square

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #bc3610
  3. #40bc10
  4. #1096bc

Monochromatic

  1. #23042f
  2. #580a75
  3. #8c10bc
  4. #b72ced
  5. #cf72f3

Shades

#8c10bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #7e0ea9
  3. #700d96
  4. #620b84
  5. #540a71
  6. #46085e
  7. #38064b
  8. #2a0538
  9. #1c0326
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c10bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #9828c3
  3. #a340c9
  4. #af58d0
  5. #ba70d7
  6. #c688de
  7. #d19fe4
  8. #ddb7eb
  9. #e8cff2
  10. #f4e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c10bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c10bc
  2. #8b1bb6
  3. #8a26b0
  4. #8832aa
  5. #873da4
  6. #86489e
  7. #855398
  8. #845e92
  9. #826a8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70458b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86446f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b41be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5847ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c10bc {
  color: #8c10bc;
}
Background
.bg-8c10bc {
  background-color: #8c10bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c10bc {
  border: 2px solid #8c10bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c10bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 16 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c10bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c10bc, #bc1096);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c10bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 16 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.42 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.62 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.04 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.63 #73ef43 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c10bc  rgb(140, 16, 188)  hsl(283, 84%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#40bc10  rgb(64, 188, 16)  hsl(103, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bc8c10  rgb(188, 140, 16)  hsl(43, 84%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#10bc8c  rgb(16, 188, 140)  hsl(163, 84%, 40%)  Mint