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#8C19CC

#8c19cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.37% cyan, 87.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 278.55°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #59cc19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #b2cc19
  3. #19cc33

Analogous

  1. #3319cc
  2. #8c19cc
  3. #cc19b2

Triadic

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #cc8c19
  3. #19cc8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #cc1959
  3. #59cc19
  4. #19cc8c

Square

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #cc3319
  3. #59cc19
  4. #19b2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0844
  2. #5d1188
  3. #8c19cc
  4. #b049e9
  5. #cd8df1

Shades

#8c19cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #7e17b8
  3. #7014a3
  4. #62128f
  5. #540f7a
  6. #460d66
  7. #380a52
  8. #2a083d
  9. #1c0529
  10. #0e0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #9830d1
  3. #a347d6
  4. #af5edb
  5. #ba75e0
  6. #c68ce6
  7. #d1a3eb
  8. #ddbaf0
  9. #e8d1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19cc
  2. #8b23c4
  3. #8a2ebd
  4. #8838b5
  5. #8742ae
  6. #864da6
  7. #85579e
  8. #846197
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #814f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4647cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19cc {
  color: #8c19cc;
}
Background
.bg-8c19cc {
  background-color: #8c19cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19cc {
  border: 2px solid #8c19cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19cc, #cc19b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.56 #73e633 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19cc  rgb(140, 25, 204)  hsl(279, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#59cc19  rgb(89, 204, 25)  hsl(99, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cc8c19  rgb(204, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19cc8c  rgb(25, 204, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green