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#8D47CB

#8d47cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8d47cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 27.84% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.54% cyan, 65.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 271.82°, with 55.93% saturation and 53.73% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #85cb47

Split complementary

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #c7cb47
  3. #47cb4b

Analogous

  1. #4b47cb
  2. #8d47cb
  3. #cb47c7

Triadic

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #cb8d47
  3. #47cb8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #cb4785
  3. #85cb47
  4. #47cb8d

Square

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #cb4b47
  3. #85cb47
  4. #47c7cb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1b5e
  2. #662c9a
  3. #8d47cb
  4. #b283dc
  5. #d7beed

Shades

#8d47cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #7f40b7
  3. #7139a2
  4. #63328e
  5. #552b7a
  6. #472466
  7. #381c51
  8. #2a153d
  9. #1c0e29
  10. #0e0714
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d47cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #9859d0
  3. #a46cd5
  4. #af7edb
  5. #bb91e0
  6. #c6a3e5
  7. #d1b5ea
  8. #ddc8ef
  9. #e8daf5
  10. #f4edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d47cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d47cb
  2. #8c4dc4
  3. #8a52bc
  4. #8958b5
  5. #885ead
  6. #8764a6
  7. #85699e
  8. #846f97
  9. #83758f
  10. #817a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #226ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #826383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #605ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8659a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d47cb {
  color: #8d47cb;
}
Background
.bg-8d47cb {
  background-color: #8d47cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d47cb {
  border: 2px solid #8d47cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d47cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 71 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d47cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d47cb, #cb47c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d47cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 71 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.38 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.33 #72b834 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8d47cb  rgb(141, 71, 203)  hsl(272, 56%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#85cb47  rgb(133, 203, 71)  hsl(92, 56%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#cb8d47  rgb(203, 141, 71)  hsl(32, 56%, 54%)  Peru
#47cb8d  rgb(71, 203, 141)  hsl(152, 56%, 54%)  Caribbean Green