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#8902CA

#8902ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8902ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.18% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 280.5°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0963

Complementary

  1. #8902ca
  2. #43ca02

Split complementary

  1. #8902ca
  2. #a7ca02
  3. #02ca25

Analogous

  1. #2502ca
  2. #8902ca
  3. #ca02a7

Triadic

  1. #8902ca
  2. #ca8902
  3. #02ca89

Tetradic

  1. #8902ca
  2. #ca0243
  3. #43ca02
  4. #02ca89

Square

  1. #8902ca
  2. #ca2502
  3. #43ca02
  4. #02a7ca

Monochromatic

  1. #220033
  2. #56017e
  3. #8902ca
  4. #b41cfd
  5. #cd67fe

Shades

#8902ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8902ca
  2. #7b02b6
  3. #6e02a2
  4. #60018d
  5. #520179
  6. #450165
  7. #370151
  8. #29013d
  9. #1b0028
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8902ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8902ca
  2. #951bcf
  3. #a135d5
  4. #ac4eda
  5. #b867df
  6. #c481e5
  7. #d09aea
  8. #dcb3ef
  9. #e7ccf4
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8902ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8902ca
  2. #880fc3
  3. #871bbb
  4. #8628b4
  5. #8534ac
  6. #8541a5
  7. #844e9e
  8. #835a96
  9. #82678f
  10. #817387
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4041cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d45c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8902ca {
  color: #8902ca;
}
Background
.bg-8902ca {
  background-color: #8902ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8902ca {
  border: 2px solid #8902ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8902ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8902ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8902ca, #ca02a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8902ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.48 #76fd35 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8902ca  rgb(137, 2, 202)  hsl(281, 98%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#43ca02  rgb(67, 202, 2)  hsl(101, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ca8902  rgb(202, 137, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#02ca89  rgb(2, 202, 137)  hsl(161, 98%, 40%)  Caribbean Green