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#8C19CB

#8c19cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.03% cyan, 87.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.76°, with 78.07% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #58cb19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #b1cb19
  3. #19cb33

Analogous

  1. #3319cb
  2. #8c19cb
  3. #cb19b1

Triadic

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #cb8c19
  3. #19cb8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #cb1958
  3. #58cb19
  4. #19cb8c

Square

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #cb3319
  3. #58cb19
  4. #19b1cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0843
  2. #5d1187
  3. #8c19cb
  4. #b048e8
  5. #cd8cf1

Shades

#8c19cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #7e17b7
  3. #7014a2
  4. #62128e
  5. #540f7a
  6. #460d66
  7. #380a51
  8. #2a083d
  9. #1c0529
  10. #0e0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #9830d0
  3. #a347d5
  4. #af5edb
  5. #ba75e0
  6. #c68ce5
  7. #d1a3ea
  8. #ddbaef
  9. #e8d1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19cb
  2. #8b23c4
  3. #8a2ebc
  4. #8838b5
  5. #8742ad
  6. #864da6
  7. #85579e
  8. #846197
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #824e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4646ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19cb {
  color: #8c19cb;
}
Background
.bg-8c19cb {
  background-color: #8c19cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19cb {
  border: 2px solid #8c19cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19cb, #cb19b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.38 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.48 #73e634 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19cb  rgb(140, 25, 203)  hsl(279, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#58cb19  rgb(88, 203, 25)  hsl(99, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cb8c19  rgb(203, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19cb8c  rgb(25, 203, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green