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#8C19CF

#8c19cf ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.37% cyan, 87.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 277.91°, with 78.45% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #5ccf19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #b7cf19
  3. #19cf31

Analogous

  1. #3119cf
  2. #8c19cf
  3. #cf19b7

Triadic

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #cf8c19
  3. #19cf8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #cf195c
  3. #5ccf19
  4. #19cf8c

Square

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #cf3119
  3. #5ccf19
  4. #19b7cf

Monochromatic

  1. #300946
  2. #5e118b
  3. #8c19cf
  4. #af4be9
  5. #cd8ff2

Shades

#8c19cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #7e17ba
  3. #7014a6
  4. #621291
  5. #540f7c
  6. #460d68
  7. #380a53
  8. #2a083e
  9. #1c0529
  10. #0e0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #9830d4
  3. #a347d9
  4. #af5edd
  5. #ba75e2
  6. #c68ce7
  7. #d1a3ec
  8. #ddbaf1
  9. #e8d1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19cf
  2. #8b23c7
  3. #8a2ebf
  4. #8838b7
  5. #8742af
  6. #864da8
  7. #8557a0
  8. #846198
  9. #826b90
  10. #817688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80507b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4447d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8541a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19cf {
  color: #8c19cf;
}
Background
.bg-8c19cf {
  background-color: #8c19cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19cf {
  border: 2px solid #8c19cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19cf, #cf19b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.82 #73e630 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19cf  rgb(140, 25, 207)  hsl(278, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5ccf19  rgb(92, 207, 25)  hsl(98, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cf8c19  rgb(207, 140, 25)  hsl(38, 78%, 45%)  Gamboge
#19cf8c  rgb(25, 207, 140)  hsl(158, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green