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#8F3CA7

#8f3ca7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8f3ca7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 23.53% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.37% cyan, 64.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 286.54°, with 47.14% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #54a73c

Split complementary

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #8aa73c
  3. #3ca759

Analogous

  1. #593ca7
  2. #8f3ca7
  3. #a73c8a

Triadic

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #a78f3c
  3. #3ca78f

Tetradic

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #a73c54
  3. #54a73c
  4. #3ca78f

Square

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #a7593c
  3. #54a73c
  4. #3c8aa7

Monochromatic

  1. #2f1436
  2. #5f286f
  3. #8f3ca7
  4. #b367c8
  5. #cf9fdd

Shades

#8f3ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #813696
  3. #723086
  4. #642a75
  5. #562464
  6. #481e54
  7. #391843
  8. #2b1232
  9. #1d0c21
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f3ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #9a50b0
  3. #a563b9
  4. #b177c1
  5. #bc8aca
  6. #c79ed3
  7. #d2b1dc
  8. #ddc5e5
  9. #e9d8ed
  10. #f4ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f3ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f3ca7
  2. #8e43a3
  3. #8c4a9f
  4. #8b509b
  5. #895797
  6. #885e94
  7. #866590
  8. #856c8c
  9. #837288
  10. #827984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5baa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4063a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4f6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6051a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6956a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f4888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f3ca7 {
  color: #8f3ca7;
}
Background
.bg-8f3ca7 {
  background-color: #8f3ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f3ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #8f3ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f3ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 60 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f3ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f3ca7, #a73c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f3ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 60 167 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.19 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.44 #70c358 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8f3ca7  rgb(143, 60, 167)  hsl(287, 47%, 45%)  Purpureus
#54a73c  rgb(84, 167, 60)  hsl(107, 47%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a78f3c  rgb(167, 143, 60)  hsl(47, 47%, 45%)  Brass
#3ca78f  rgb(60, 167, 143)  hsl(167, 47%, 45%)  Persian Green