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#8D12BF

#8d12bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d12bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 7.06% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.18% cyan, 90.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.66°, with 82.78% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #44bf12

Split complementary

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #9abf12
  3. #12bf36

Analogous

  1. #3612bf
  2. #8d12bf
  3. #bf129a

Triadic

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #bf8d12
  3. #12bf8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #bf1244
  3. #44bf12
  4. #12bf8d

Square

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #bf3612
  3. #44bf12
  4. #129abf

Monochromatic

  1. #260533
  2. #590b79
  3. #8d12bf
  4. #b632ec
  5. #cf78f2

Shades

#8d12bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #7f10ac
  3. #710e99
  4. #630d86
  5. #550b73
  6. #470960
  7. #38074c
  8. #2a0539
  9. #1c0426
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d12bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #982ac5
  3. #a441cc
  4. #af59d2
  5. #bb71d9
  6. #c689df
  7. #d1a0e5
  8. #ddb8ec
  9. #e8d0f2
  10. #f4e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d12bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d12bf
  2. #8c1db9
  3. #8a28b2
  4. #8933ac
  5. #883ea6
  6. #8749a0
  7. #855499
  8. #845f93
  9. #836a8d
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71468d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b42c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5848bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d12bf {
  color: #8d12bf;
}
Background
.bg-8d12bf {
  background-color: #8d12bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d12bf {
  border: 2px solid #8d12bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d12bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 18 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d12bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d12bf, #bf129a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d12bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 18 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.28 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.50 #72ed40 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d12bf  rgb(141, 18, 191)  hsl(283, 83%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#44bf12  rgb(68, 191, 18)  hsl(103, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bf8d12  rgb(191, 141, 18)  hsl(43, 83%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#12bf8d  rgb(18, 191, 141)  hsl(163, 83%, 41%)  Caribbean Green