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#8C19CD

#8c19cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.71% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #5acd19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #b4cd19
  3. #19cd32

Analogous

  1. #3219cd
  2. #8c19cd
  3. #cd19b4

Triadic

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #cd8c19
  3. #19cd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #cd195a
  3. #5acd19
  4. #19cd8c

Square

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #cd3219
  3. #5acd19
  4. #19b4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0845
  2. #5d1189
  3. #8c19cd
  4. #af4ae9
  5. #cd8ef1

Shades

#8c19cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #7e17b9
  3. #7014a4
  4. #621290
  5. #540f7b
  6. #460d67
  7. #380a52
  8. #2a083e
  9. #1c0529
  10. #0e0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #9830d2
  3. #a347d7
  4. #af5edc
  5. #ba75e1
  6. #c68ce6
  7. #d1a3eb
  8. #ddbaf0
  9. #e8d1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19cd
  2. #8b23c5
  3. #8a2ebe
  4. #8838b6
  5. #8742ae
  6. #864da7
  7. #85579f
  8. #846197
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #814f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4547d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8640a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19cd {
  color: #8c19cd;
}
Background
.bg-8c19cd {
  background-color: #8c19cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19cd {
  border: 2px solid #8c19cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19cd, #cd19b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.15 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.65 #73e632 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19cd  rgb(140, 25, 205)  hsl(278, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5acd19  rgb(90, 205, 25)  hsl(98, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd8c19  rgb(205, 140, 25)  hsl(38, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19cd8c  rgb(25, 205, 140)  hsl(158, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green