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#A008CC

#a008cc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a008cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.57% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 286.53°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1201

Complementary

  1. #a008cc
  2. #34cc08

Split complementary

  1. #a008cc
  2. #96cc08
  3. #08cc3e

Analogous

  1. #3e08cc
  2. #a008cc
  3. #cc0896

Triadic

  1. #a008cc
  2. #cca008
  3. #08cca0

Tetradic

  1. #a008cc
  2. #cc0834
  3. #34cc08
  4. #08cca0

Square

  1. #a008cc
  2. #cc3e08
  3. #34cc08
  4. #0896cc

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0239
  2. #660582
  3. #a008cc
  4. #c92af7
  5. #db73fa

Shades

#a008cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a008cc
  2. #9007b8
  3. #8006a3
  4. #70068f
  5. #60057a
  6. #500466
  7. #400352
  8. #30023d
  9. #200229
  10. #100114
  11. #000000

Tints

#a008cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a008cc
  2. #aa21d1
  3. #b339d6
  4. #bd52db
  5. #c66be0
  6. #d084e6
  7. #d99ceb
  8. #e3b5f0
  9. #eccef5
  10. #f6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a008cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a008cc
  2. #9d14c4
  3. #9a20bd
  4. #962cb5
  5. #9338ae
  6. #9044a6
  7. #8d509e
  8. #8a5c97
  9. #86688f
  10. #837488
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c4778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5947cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #674fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e38a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a008cc {
  color: #a008cc;
}
Background
.bg-a008cc {
  background-color: #a008cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a008cc {
  border: 2px solid #a008cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a008cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a008cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a008cc, #cc0896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a008cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.55 #5ff733 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#a008cc  rgb(160, 8, 204)  hsl(287, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#34cc08  rgb(52, 204, 8)  hsl(107, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cca008  rgb(204, 160, 8)  hsl(47, 92%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#08cca0  rgb(8, 204, 160)  hsl(167, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green