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#8E42CA

#8e42ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8e42ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 25.88% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.7% cyan, 67.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 273.53°, with 56.2% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #7eca42

Split complementary

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #c2ca42
  3. #42ca4a

Analogous

  1. #4a42ca
  2. #8e42ca
  3. #ca42c2

Triadic

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #ca8e42
  3. #42ca8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #ca427e
  3. #7eca42
  4. #42ca8e

Square

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #ca4a42
  3. #7eca42
  4. #42c2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3d195a
  2. #662a96
  3. #8e42ca
  4. #b27edb
  5. #d5b9ec

Shades

#8e42ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #803bb6
  3. #7235a2
  4. #632e8d
  5. #552879
  6. #472165
  7. #391a51
  8. #2b143d
  9. #1c0d28
  10. #0e0714
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e42ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #9955cf
  3. #a568d5
  4. #b07bda
  5. #bb8edf
  6. #c7a1e5
  7. #d2b3ea
  8. #ddc6ef
  9. #e8d9f4
  10. #f4ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e42ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e42ca
  2. #8d48c3
  3. #8b4ebb
  4. #8a55b4
  5. #885bac
  6. #8761a5
  7. #86679e
  8. #846d96
  9. #83748f
  10. #817a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795b99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c69c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #846081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #575acc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f5cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8855a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e42ca {
  color: #8e42ca;
}
Background
.bg-8e42ca {
  background-color: #8e42ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e42ca {
  border: 2px solid #8e42ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e42ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 66 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e42ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e42ca, #ca42c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e42ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 66 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.75 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.84 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.87 #71bd35 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8e42ca  rgb(142, 66, 202)  hsl(274, 56%, 53%)  Dark Orchid
#7eca42  rgb(126, 202, 66)  hsl(94, 56%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#ca8e42  rgb(202, 142, 66)  hsl(34, 56%, 53%)  Peru
#42ca8e  rgb(66, 202, 142)  hsl(154, 56%, 53%)  Caribbean Green