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#8F00CC

#8f00cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8f00cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 0% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.9% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 282.06°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #3dcc00

Split complementary

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #a3cc00
  3. #00cc29

Analogous

  1. #2900cc
  2. #8f00cc
  3. #cc00a3

Triadic

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #cc8f00
  3. #00cc8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #cc003d
  3. #3dcc00
  4. #00cc8f

Square

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #cc2900
  3. #3dcc00
  4. #00a3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #240033
  2. #590080
  3. #8f00cc
  4. #ba1aff
  5. #d166ff

Shades

#8f00cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #8100b8
  3. #7200a3
  4. #64008f
  5. #56007a
  6. #480066
  7. #390052
  8. #2b003d
  9. #1d0029
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f00cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #9a1ad1
  3. #a533d6
  4. #b14ddb
  5. #bc66e0
  6. #c780e6
  7. #d299eb
  8. #ddb3f0
  9. #e9ccf5
  10. #f4e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f00cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f00cc
  2. #8e0dc4
  3. #8c1abd
  4. #8b26b5
  5. #8933ae
  6. #8840a6
  7. #864d9e
  8. #855a97
  9. #83668f
  10. #827388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #734695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4642cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5447ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8939a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f00cc {
  color: #8f00cc;
}
Background
.bg-8f00cc {
  background-color: #8f00cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f00cc {
  border: 2px solid #8f00cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f00cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 0 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f00cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f00cc, #cc00a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f00cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 0 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.04 #70ff33 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8f00cc  rgb(143, 0, 204)  hsl(282, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#3dcc00  rgb(61, 204, 0)  hsl(102, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cc8f00  rgb(204, 143, 0)  hsl(42, 100%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#00cc8f  rgb(0, 204, 143)  hsl(162, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green