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#8C19BE

#8c19be ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.32% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 281.82°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0999

Complementary

  1. #8c19be
  2. #4bbe19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19be
  2. #9ebe19
  3. #19be3a

Analogous

  1. #3a19be
  2. #8c19be
  3. #be199e

Triadic

  1. #8c19be
  2. #be8c19
  3. #19be8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19be
  2. #be194b
  3. #4bbe19
  4. #19be8c

Square

  1. #8c19be
  2. #be3a19
  3. #4bbe19
  4. #199ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #280737
  2. #5a107a
  3. #8c19be
  4. #b33ee6
  5. #cd82ee

Shades

#8c19be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19be
  2. #7e17ab
  3. #701498
  4. #621285
  5. #540f72
  6. #460d5f
  7. #380a4c
  8. #2a0839
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19be
  2. #9830c5
  3. #a347cb
  4. #af5ed2
  5. #ba75d8
  6. #c68cdf
  7. #d1a3e5
  8. #ddbaec
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f4e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19be
  2. #8b23b8
  3. #8a2eb2
  4. #8838ab
  5. #8742a5
  6. #864d9f
  7. #855799
  8. #846193
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71478d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #854871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c44c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5849bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19be {
  color: #8c19be;
}
Background
.bg-8c19be {
  background-color: #8c19be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19be {
  border: 2px solid #8c19be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19be, #be199e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.80 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.20 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.54 #73e641 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19be  rgb(140, 25, 190)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4bbe19  rgb(75, 190, 25)  hsl(102, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#be8c19  rgb(190, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19be8c  rgb(25, 190, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Mint