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#8C19BD

#8c19bd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.93% cyan, 86.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.07°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0994

Complementary

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #4abd19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #9cbd19
  3. #19bd3a

Analogous

  1. #3a19bd
  2. #8c19bd
  3. #bd199c

Triadic

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #bd8c19
  3. #19bd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #bd194a
  3. #4abd19
  4. #19bd8c

Square

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #bd3a19
  3. #4abd19
  4. #199cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #280736
  2. #5a1079
  3. #8c19bd
  4. #b33de5
  5. #ce81ee

Shades

#8c19bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #7e17aa
  3. #701497
  4. #621284
  5. #540f71
  6. #460d5f
  7. #380a4c
  8. #2a0839
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #9830c4
  3. #a347ca
  4. #af5ed1
  5. #ba75d7
  6. #c68cde
  7. #d1a3e5
  8. #ddbaeb
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #8b23b7
  3. #8a2eb1
  4. #8838ab
  5. #8742a5
  6. #864d9f
  7. #855798
  8. #846192
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71478c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c43bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5849bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883a95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19bd {
  color: #8c19bd;
}
Background
.bg-8c19bd {
  background-color: #8c19bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19bd {
  border: 2px solid #8c19bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19bd, #bd199c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.39 #73e642 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19bd  rgb(140, 25, 189)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4abd19  rgb(74, 189, 25)  hsl(102, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bd8c19  rgb(189, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19bd8c  rgb(25, 189, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Mint