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#8D05CA

#8d05ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8d05ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.2% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 281.42°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #42ca05

Split complementary

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #a5ca05
  3. #05ca2a

Analogous

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #8d05ca
  3. #ca05a5

Triadic

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #ca8d05
  3. #05ca8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #ca0542
  3. #42ca05
  4. #05ca8d

Square

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #ca2a05
  3. #42ca05
  4. #05a5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #250135
  2. #59037f
  3. #8d05ca
  4. #b722fa
  5. #cf6dfb

Shades

#8d05ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #7f05b6
  3. #7104a2
  4. #63048d
  5. #550379
  6. #470365
  7. #380251
  8. #2a023d
  9. #1c0128
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d05ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #981ecf
  3. #a437d5
  4. #af50da
  5. #bb69df
  6. #c682e5
  7. #d19bea
  8. #ddb4ef
  9. #e8cdf4
  10. #f4e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d05ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d05ca
  2. #8c11c3
  3. #8a1ebb
  4. #892ab4
  5. #8836ac
  6. #8743a5
  7. #854f9e
  8. #845b96
  9. #83678f
  10. #817487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4542cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5247c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d05ca {
  color: #8d05ca;
}
Background
.bg-8d05ca {
  background-color: #8d05ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d05ca {
  border: 2px solid #8d05ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d05ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d05ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d05ca, #ca05a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d05ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.70 #72fa35 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d05ca  rgb(141, 5, 202)  hsl(281, 95%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#42ca05  rgb(66, 202, 5)  hsl(101, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ca8d05  rgb(202, 141, 5)  hsl(41, 95%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#05ca8d  rgb(5, 202, 141)  hsl(161, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green