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#8D09BE

#8d09be ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d09be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0958

Complementary

  1. #8d09be
  2. #3abe09

Split complementary

  1. #8d09be
  2. #94be09
  3. #09be33

Analogous

  1. #3309be
  2. #8d09be
  3. #be0994

Triadic

  1. #8d09be
  2. #be8d09
  3. #09be8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d09be
  2. #be093a
  3. #3abe09
  4. #09be8d

Square

  1. #8d09be
  2. #be3309
  3. #3abe09
  4. #0994be

Monochromatic

  1. #21022c
  2. #570675
  3. #8d09be
  4. #bb1ff4
  5. #d168f8

Shades

#8d09be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d09be
  2. #7f08ab
  3. #710798
  4. #630685
  5. #550572
  6. #47055f
  7. #38044c
  8. #2a0339
  9. #1c0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d09be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d09be
  2. #9822c5
  3. #a43acb
  4. #af53d2
  5. #bb6bd8
  6. #c684df
  7. #d19de5
  8. #ddb5ec
  9. #e8cef2
  10. #f4e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d09be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d09be
  2. #8c15b8
  3. #8a21b2
  4. #892dab
  5. #8839a5
  6. #87459f
  7. #855099
  8. #845c93
  9. #83688c
  10. #817486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71448c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87446f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a40c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5746bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d09be {
  color: #8d09be;
}
Background
.bg-8d09be {
  background-color: #8d09be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d09be {
  border: 2px solid #8d09be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d09be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 9 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d09be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d09be, #be0994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d09be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 9 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.92 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.44 #72f641 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d09be  rgb(141, 9, 190)  hsl(284, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#3abe09  rgb(58, 190, 9)  hsl(104, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#be8d09  rgb(190, 141, 9)  hsl(44, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09be8d  rgb(9, 190, 141)  hsl(164, 91%, 39%)  Mint