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#8D5CA2

#8d5ca2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8d5ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 36.08% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.96% cyan, 43.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 27.56% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #71a25c

Split complementary

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #94a25c
  3. #5ca26a

Analogous

  1. #6a5ca2
  2. #8d5ca2
  3. #a25c94

Triadic

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #a28d5c
  3. #5ca28d

Tetradic

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #a25c71
  3. #71a25c
  4. #5ca28d

Square

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #a26a5c
  3. #71a25c
  4. #5c94a2

Monochromatic

  1. #382540
  2. #634071
  3. #8d5ca2
  4. #af8dbe
  5. #d1bdda

Shades

#8d5ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #7f5392
  3. #714a82
  4. #634071
  5. #553761
  6. #472e51
  7. #382541
  8. #2a1c31
  9. #1c1220
  10. #0e0910
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d5ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #986cab
  3. #a47db5
  4. #af8dbe
  5. #bb9dc7
  6. #c6aed1
  7. #d1beda
  8. #ddcee3
  9. #e8deec
  10. #f4eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d5ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d5ca2
  2. #8c609f
  3. #8a639b
  4. #896798
  5. #886a94
  6. #876e91
  7. #85728e
  8. #84758a
  9. #837987
  10. #817c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f6ca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c71a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c6677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d66a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7369a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c628a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d5ca2 {
  color: #8d5ca2;
}
Background
.bg-8d5ca2 {
  background-color: #8d5ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d5ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #8d5ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d5ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 92 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 28% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d5ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d5ca2, #a25c94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d5ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 92 162 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.54 #72a35d Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8d5ca2  rgb(141, 92, 162)  hsl(282, 28%, 50%)  Purpureus
#71a25c  rgb(113, 162, 92)  hsl(102, 28%, 50%)  Asparagus
#a28d5c  rgb(162, 141, 92)  hsl(42, 28%, 50%)  Camel
#5ca28d  rgb(92, 162, 141)  hsl(162, 28%, 50%)  Persian Green