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#8D15CB

#8d15cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d15cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 8.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.54% cyan, 89.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 279.56°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1051

Complementary

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #53cb15

Split complementary

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #aecb15
  3. #15cb32

Analogous

  1. #3215cb
  2. #8d15cb
  3. #cb15ae

Triadic

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #cb8d15
  3. #15cb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #cb1553
  3. #53cb15
  4. #15cb8d

Square

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #cb3215
  3. #53cb15
  4. #15aecb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0740
  2. #5d0e86
  3. #8d15cb
  4. #b141eb
  5. #ce86f3

Shades

#8d15cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #7f13b7
  3. #7111a2
  4. #630f8e
  5. #550d7a
  6. #470b66
  7. #380851
  8. #2a063d
  9. #1c0429
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d15cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #982cd0
  3. #a444d5
  4. #af5bdb
  5. #bb73e0
  6. #c68ae5
  7. #d1a1ea
  8. #ddb9ef
  9. #e8d0f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d15cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d15cb
  2. #8c20c4
  3. #8a2abc
  4. #8935b5
  5. #8840ad
  6. #874ba6
  7. #85559e
  8. #846097
  9. #836b8f
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #724995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834d78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4746ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #873ea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d15cb {
  color: #8d15cb;
}
Background
.bg-8d15cb {
  background-color: #8d15cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d15cb {
  border: 2px solid #8d15cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d15cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 21 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d15cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d15cb, #cb15ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d15cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 21 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.45 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.61 #72ea34 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d15cb  rgb(141, 21, 203)  hsl(280, 81%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#53cb15  rgb(83, 203, 21)  hsl(100, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cb8d15  rgb(203, 141, 21)  hsl(40, 81%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#15cb8d  rgb(21, 203, 141)  hsl(160, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green