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#8C19CA

#8c19ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.69% cyan, 87.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 278.98°, with 77.97% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1053

Complementary

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #57ca19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #b0ca19
  3. #19ca33

Analogous

  1. #3319ca
  2. #8c19ca
  3. #ca19b0

Triadic

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #ca8c19
  3. #19ca8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #ca1957
  3. #57ca19
  4. #19ca8c

Square

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #ca3319
  3. #57ca19
  4. #19b0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0842
  2. #5d1186
  3. #8c19ca
  4. #b047e8
  5. #cd8bf1

Shades

#8c19ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #7e17b6
  3. #7014a2
  4. #62128d
  5. #540f79
  6. #460d65
  7. #380a51
  8. #2a083d
  9. #1c0528
  10. #0e0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #9830cf
  3. #a347d5
  4. #af5eda
  5. #ba75df
  6. #c68ce5
  7. #d1a3ea
  8. #ddbaef
  9. #e8d1f4
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19ca
  2. #8b23c3
  3. #8a2ebb
  4. #8838b4
  5. #8742ac
  6. #864da5
  7. #85579e
  8. #846196
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817687
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #824e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4746cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19ca {
  color: #8c19ca;
}
Background
.bg-8c19ca {
  background-color: #8c19ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19ca {
  border: 2px solid #8c19ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19ca, #ca19b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.40 #73e635 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19ca  rgb(140, 25, 202)  hsl(279, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#57ca19  rgb(87, 202, 25)  hsl(99, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ca8c19  rgb(202, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19ca8c  rgb(25, 202, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green