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#8D52CF

#8d52cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d52cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 32.16% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.88% cyan, 60.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 268.32°, with 56.56% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #94cf52

Split complementary

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #cfcc52
  3. #56cf52

Analogous

  1. #5256cf
  2. #8d52cf
  3. #cc52cf

Triadic

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #cf8d52
  3. #52cf8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #cf5294
  3. #94cf52
  4. #52cf8d

Square

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #cf5256
  3. #94cf52
  4. #52cfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #421e6a
  2. #672ea6
  3. #8d52cf
  4. #b48ee0
  5. #dccaf0

Shades

#8d52cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #7f4aba
  3. #7142a6
  4. #633991
  5. #55317c
  6. #472968
  7. #382153
  8. #2a193e
  9. #1c1029
  10. #0e0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d52cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #9863d4
  3. #a475d9
  4. #af86dd
  5. #bb97e2
  6. #c6a9e7
  7. #d1baec
  8. #ddcbf1
  9. #e8dcf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d52cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d52cf
  2. #8c57c7
  3. #8a5bbf
  4. #8960b7
  5. #8864af
  6. #8769a8
  7. #856ea0
  8. #847298
  9. #837790
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d659f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #056fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f70cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #806c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c65d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6365cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8563a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d52cf {
  color: #8d52cf;
}
Background
.bg-8d52cf {
  background-color: #8d52cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d52cf {
  border: 2px solid #8d52cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d52cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 82 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d52cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d52cf, #cc52cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d52cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 82 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.37 #72ad30 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8d52cf  rgb(141, 82, 207)  hsl(268, 57%, 57%)  Dark Orchid
#94cf52  rgb(148, 207, 82)  hsl(88, 57%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#cf8d52  rgb(207, 141, 82)  hsl(28, 57%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#52cf8d  rgb(82, 207, 141)  hsl(148, 57%, 57%)  Emerald