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#8D09BC

#8d09bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d09bc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 3.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.25°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0949

Complementary

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #38bc09

Split complementary

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #91bc09
  3. #09bc34

Analogous

  1. #3409bc
  2. #8d09bc
  3. #bc0991

Triadic

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #bc8d09
  3. #09bc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #bc0938
  3. #38bc09
  4. #09bc8d

Square

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #bc3409
  3. #38bc09
  4. #0991bc

Monochromatic

  1. #20022a
  2. #560673
  3. #8d09bc
  4. #bc1df4
  5. #d266f8

Shades

#8d09bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #7f08a9
  3. #710796
  4. #630684
  5. #550571
  6. #47055e
  7. #38044b
  8. #2a0338
  9. #1c0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d09bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #9822c3
  3. #a43ac9
  4. #af53d0
  5. #bb6bd7
  6. #c684de
  7. #d19de4
  8. #ddb5eb
  9. #e8cef2
  10. #f4e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d09bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d09bc
  2. #8c15b6
  3. #8a21b0
  4. #892daa
  5. #8839a4
  6. #87459e
  7. #855098
  8. #845c92
  9. #83688c
  10. #817486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70448b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88436e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b40be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5846ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a3494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d09bc {
  color: #8d09bc;
}
Background
.bg-8d09bc {
  background-color: #8d09bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d09bc {
  border: 2px solid #8d09bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d09bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d09bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d09bc, #bc0991);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d09bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.61 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.83 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.72 #72f643 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d09bc  rgb(141, 9, 188)  hsl(284, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#38bc09  rgb(56, 188, 9)  hsl(104, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc8d09  rgb(188, 141, 9)  hsl(44, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09bc8d  rgb(9, 188, 141)  hsl(164, 91%, 39%)  Mint