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#8C19C9

#8c19c9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19c9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.35% cyan, 87.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 279.2°, with 77.88% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1049

Complementary

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #56c919

Split complementary

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #aec919
  3. #19c934

Analogous

  1. #3419c9
  2. #8c19c9
  3. #c919ae

Triadic

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #c98c19
  3. #19c98c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #c91956
  3. #56c919
  4. #19c98c

Square

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #c93419
  3. #56c919
  4. #19aec9

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0841
  2. #5d1185
  3. #8c19c9
  4. #b046e8
  5. #cd8af1

Shades

#8c19c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #7e17b5
  3. #7014a1
  4. #62128d
  5. #540f79
  6. #460d65
  7. #380a50
  8. #2a083c
  9. #1c0528
  10. #0e0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #9830ce
  3. #a347d4
  4. #af5ed9
  5. #ba75df
  6. #c68ce4
  7. #d1a3e9
  8. #ddbaef
  9. #e8d1f4
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19c9
  2. #8b23c2
  3. #8a2eba
  4. #8838b3
  5. #8742ac
  6. #864da5
  7. #85579d
  8. #846196
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #824d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4746cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863e9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19c9 {
  color: #8c19c9;
}
Background
.bg-8c19c9 {
  background-color: #8c19c9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19c9 {
  border: 2px solid #8c19c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19c9, #c919ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 201 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.32 #73e636 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19c9  rgb(140, 25, 201)  hsl(279, 78%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#56c919  rgb(86, 201, 25)  hsl(99, 78%, 44%)  Lime Green
#c98c19  rgb(201, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19c98c  rgb(25, 201, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 44%)  Caribbean Green