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#8D3CAA

#8d3caa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d3caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 23.53% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.06% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 47.83% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.118

Complementary

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #59aa3c

Split complementary

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #90aa3c
  3. #3caa56

Analogous

  1. #563caa
  2. #8d3caa
  3. #aa3c90

Triadic

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #aa8d3c
  3. #3caa8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #aa3c59
  3. #59aa3c
  4. #3caa8d

Square

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #aa563c
  3. #59aa3c
  4. #3c90aa

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1439
  2. #5e2871
  3. #8d3caa
  4. #b069ca
  5. #cea1de

Shades

#8d3caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #7f3699
  3. #713088
  4. #632a77
  5. #552466
  6. #471e55
  7. #381844
  8. #2a1233
  9. #1c0c22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d3caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #9850b3
  3. #a463bb
  4. #af77c4
  5. #bb8acc
  6. #c69ed5
  7. #d1b1dd
  8. #ddc5e6
  9. #e8d8ee
  10. #f4ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d3caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d3caa
  2. #8c43a6
  3. #8a4aa2
  4. #89509d
  5. #885799
  6. #875e95
  7. #856591
  8. #846c8d
  9. #837288
  10. #817984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #115cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c63a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b506e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d51ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6656a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c498a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d3caa {
  color: #8d3caa;
}
Background
.bg-8d3caa {
  background-color: #8d3caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d3caa {
  border: 2px solid #8d3caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d3caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 60 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 48% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d3caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d3caa, #aa3c90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d3caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 60 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.58 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.66 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.54 #72c355 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8d3caa  rgb(141, 60, 170)  hsl(284, 48%, 45%)  Purpureus
#59aa3c  rgb(89, 170, 60)  hsl(104, 48%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aa8d3c  rgb(170, 141, 60)  hsl(44, 48%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3caa8d  rgb(60, 170, 141)  hsl(164, 48%, 45%)  Jungle Green