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#8D26BC

#8d26bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d26bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 14.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 79.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.2°, with 66.37% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #55bc26

Split complementary

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #a0bc26
  3. #26bc42

Analogous

  1. #4226bc
  2. #8d26bc
  3. #bc26a0

Triadic

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #bc8d26
  3. #26bc8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #bc2655
  3. #55bc26
  4. #26bc8d

Square

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #bc4226
  3. #55bc26
  4. #26a0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0c3d
  2. #5d197c
  3. #8d26bc
  4. #b152dc
  5. #ce92e9

Shades

#8d26bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #7f22a9
  3. #711e96
  4. #631b84
  5. #551771
  6. #47135e
  7. #380f4b
  8. #2a0b38
  9. #1c0826
  10. #0e0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d26bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #983cc3
  3. #a451c9
  4. #af67d0
  5. #bb7dd7
  6. #c693de
  7. #d1a8e4
  8. #ddbeeb
  9. #e8d4f2
  10. #f4e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d26bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d26bc
  2. #8c2fb6
  3. #8a38b0
  4. #8941aa
  5. #884aa4
  6. #87539e
  7. #855c98
  8. #846592
  9. #836e8c
  10. #817786
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5148be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4dba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a4095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d26bc {
  color: #8d26bc;
}
Background
.bg-8d26bc {
  background-color: #8d26bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d26bc {
  border: 2px solid #8d26bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d26bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 38 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d26bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d26bc, #bc26a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d26bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 38 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.34 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.93 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.71 #72d943 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8d26bc  rgb(141, 38, 188)  hsl(281, 66%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#55bc26  rgb(85, 188, 38)  hsl(101, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bc8d26  rgb(188, 141, 38)  hsl(41, 66%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#26bc8d  rgb(38, 188, 141)  hsl(161, 66%, 44%)  Mint