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#8D09C8

#8d09c8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d09c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 3.53% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.5% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 281.47°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #44c809

Split complementary

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #a3c809
  3. #09c82e

Analogous

  1. #2e09c8
  2. #8d09c8
  3. #c809a3

Triadic

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #c88d09
  3. #09c88d

Tetradic

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #c80944
  3. #44c809
  4. #09c88d

Square

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #c82e09
  3. #44c809
  4. #09a3c8

Monochromatic

  1. #260236
  2. #59067f
  3. #8d09c8
  4. #b628f5
  5. #cf71f9

Shades

#8d09c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #7f08b4
  3. #7107a0
  4. #63068c
  5. #550578
  6. #470564
  7. #380450
  8. #2a033c
  9. #1c0228
  10. #0e0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d09c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #9822ce
  3. #a43ad3
  4. #af53d9
  5. #bb6bde
  6. #c684e4
  7. #d19de9
  8. #ddb5ef
  9. #e8cef4
  10. #f4e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d09c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d09c8
  2. #8c15c1
  3. #8a21ba
  4. #892db2
  5. #8839ab
  6. #8745a4
  7. #85509d
  8. #845c96
  9. #83688e
  10. #817487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #844975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4642cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5447c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88399d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d09c8 {
  color: #8d09c8;
}
Background
.bg-8d09c8 {
  background-color: #8d09c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d09c8 {
  border: 2px solid #8d09c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d09c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 9 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d09c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d09c8, #c809a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d09c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 9 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.04 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.52 #72f637 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d09c8  rgb(141, 9, 200)  hsl(281, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#44c809  rgb(68, 200, 9)  hsl(101, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c88d09  rgb(200, 141, 9)  hsl(41, 91%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09c88d  rgb(9, 200, 141)  hsl(161, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green