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#8F00D4

#8f00d4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8f00d4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 280.47°, with 100% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1059

Complementary

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #45d400

Split complementary

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #afd400
  3. #00d425

Analogous

  1. #2500d4
  2. #8f00d4
  3. #d400af

Triadic

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #d48f00
  3. #00d48f

Tetradic

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #d40045
  3. #45d400
  4. #00d48f

Square

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #d42500
  3. #45d400
  4. #00afd4

Monochromatic

  1. #28003b
  2. #5b0088
  3. #8f00d4
  4. #b722ff
  5. #d06eff

Shades

#8f00d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #8100bf
  3. #7200aa
  4. #640094
  5. #56007f
  6. #48006a
  7. #390055
  8. #2b0040
  9. #1d002a
  10. #0e0015
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f00d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #9a1ad8
  3. #a533dd
  4. #b14de1
  5. #bc66e5
  6. #c780ea
  7. #d299ee
  8. #ddb3f2
  9. #e9ccf6
  10. #f4e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f00d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f00d4
  2. #8e0dcc
  3. #8c1ac3
  4. #8b26bb
  5. #8933b2
  6. #8840aa
  7. #864da2
  8. #855a99
  9. #836691
  10. #827388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74479b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4244d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5048d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f00d4 {
  color: #8f00d4;
}
Background
.bg-8f00d4 {
  background-color: #8f00d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f00d4 {
  border: 2px solid #8f00d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f00d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 0 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f00d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f00d4, #d400af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f00d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 0 212 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.69 #70ff2b Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8f00d4  rgb(143, 0, 212)  hsl(280, 100%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#45d400  rgb(69, 212, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d48f00  rgb(212, 143, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 42%)  Gamboge
#00d48f  rgb(0, 212, 143)  hsl(160, 100%, 42%)  Caribbean Green