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#8F3BAD

#8f3bad ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8f3bad is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 23.14% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.34% cyan, 65.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 284.21°, with 49.14% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #59ad3b

Split complementary

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #92ad3b
  3. #3bad56

Analogous

  1. #563bad
  2. #8f3bad
  3. #ad3b92

Triadic

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #ad8f3b
  3. #3bad8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #ad3b59
  3. #59ad3b
  4. #3bad8f

Square

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #ad563b
  3. #59ad3b
  4. #3b92ad

Monochromatic

  1. #31143b
  2. #602874
  3. #8f3bad
  4. #b269cc
  5. #cfa2df

Shades

#8f3bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #81359c
  3. #722f8a
  4. #642979
  5. #562368
  6. #481e57
  7. #391845
  8. #2b1234
  9. #1d0c23
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f3bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #9a4fb5
  3. #a562bd
  4. #b176c6
  5. #bc89ce
  6. #c79dd6
  7. #d2b1de
  8. #ddc4e6
  9. #e9d8ef
  10. #f4ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f3bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f3bad
  2. #8e42a9
  3. #8c49a4
  4. #8b50a0
  5. #89579b
  6. #885e97
  7. #866492
  8. #856b8e
  9. #837289
  10. #827985
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #075cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b64aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e51af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6756ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e498c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f3bad {
  color: #8f3bad;
}
Background
.bg-8f3bad {
  background-color: #8f3bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f3bad {
  border: 2px solid #8f3bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f3bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 59 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 49% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f3bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f3bad, #ad3b92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f3bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 59 173 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.25 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.34 #70c452 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8f3bad  rgb(143, 59, 173)  hsl(284, 49%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#59ad3b  rgb(89, 173, 59)  hsl(104, 49%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#ad8f3b  rgb(173, 143, 59)  hsl(44, 49%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3bad8f  rgb(59, 173, 143)  hsl(164, 49%, 45%)  Jungle Green