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#8C19B5

#8c19b5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19b5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.65% cyan, 86.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 75.73% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #42b519

Split complementary

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #90b519
  3. #19b53e

Analogous

  1. #3e19b5
  2. #8c19b5
  3. #b51990

Triadic

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #b58c19
  3. #19b58c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #b51942
  3. #42b519
  4. #19b58c

Square

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #b53e19
  3. #42b519
  4. #1990b5

Monochromatic

  1. #24062f
  2. #581072
  3. #8c19b5
  4. #b637e3
  5. #cf7aed

Shades

#8c19b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #7e17a3
  3. #701491
  4. #62127f
  5. #540f6d
  6. #460d5b
  7. #380a48
  8. #2a0836
  9. #1c0524
  10. #0e0312
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #9830bc
  3. #a347c4
  4. #af5ecb
  5. #ba75d3
  6. #c68cda
  7. #d1a3e1
  8. #ddbae9
  9. #e8d1f0
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19b5
  2. #8b23b0
  3. #8a2eaa
  4. #8838a5
  5. #8742a0
  6. #864d9b
  7. #855795
  8. #846190
  9. #826b8b
  10. #817685
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88436b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f42b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b48b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a378f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19b5 {
  color: #8c19b5;
}
Background
.bg-8c19b5 {
  background-color: #8c19b5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19b5 {
  border: 2px solid #8c19b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19b5, #b51990);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 181 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.13 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.57 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.18 #73e64a Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19b5  rgb(140, 25, 181)  hsl(284, 76%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#42b519  rgb(66, 181, 25)  hsl(104, 76%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#b58c19  rgb(181, 140, 25)  hsl(44, 76%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19b58c  rgb(25, 181, 140)  hsl(164, 76%, 40%)  Mint