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#8301AC

#8301ac ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8301ac is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.84% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 285.61°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #8301ac
  2. #2aac01

Split complementary

  1. #8301ac
  2. #80ac01
  3. #01ac2d

Analogous

  1. #2d01ac
  2. #8301ac
  3. #ac0180

Triadic

  1. #8301ac
  2. #ac8301
  3. #01ac83

Tetradic

  1. #8301ac
  2. #ac012a
  3. #2aac01
  4. #01ac83

Square

  1. #8301ac
  2. #ac2d01
  3. #2aac01
  4. #0180ac

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0014
  2. #490160
  3. #8301ac
  4. #bd01f8
  5. #d248fe

Shades

#8301ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8301ac
  2. #76019b
  3. #69018a
  4. #5c0178
  5. #4f0167
  6. #420156
  7. #340045
  8. #270034
  9. #1a0022
  10. #0d0011
  11. #000000

Tints

#8301ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8301ac
  2. #8f1ab4
  3. #9c34bd
  4. #a84dc5
  5. #b567cd
  6. #c180d6
  7. #cd99de
  8. #dab3e6
  9. #e6ccee
  10. #f3e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8301ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8301ac
  2. #830ea8
  3. #821aa3
  4. #82279f
  5. #82349a
  6. #824196
  7. #814d92
  8. #815a8d
  9. #816789
  10. #807384
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #683d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f3b64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4639ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #523faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #802d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8301ac {
  color: #8301ac;
}
Background
.bg-8301ac {
  background-color: #8301ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8301ac {
  border: 2px solid #8301ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8301ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8301ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8301ac, #ac0180);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8301ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.04 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.24 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.83 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.97 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.04 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.36 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.40 #7cfe53 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8301ac  rgb(131, 1, 172)  hsl(286, 99%, 34%)  Dark Violet
#2aac01  rgb(42, 172, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac8301  rgb(172, 131, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01ac83  rgb(1, 172, 131)  hsl(166, 99%, 34%)  Jungle Green