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#8A02CA

#8a02ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8a02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.68% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 280.8°, 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0971

Complementary

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #42ca02

Split complementary

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #a6ca02
  3. #02ca26

Analogous

  1. #2602ca
  2. #8a02ca
  3. #ca02a6

Triadic

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #ca8a02
  3. #02ca8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #ca0242
  3. #42ca02
  4. #02ca8a

Square

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #ca2602
  3. #42ca02
  4. #02a6ca

Monochromatic

  1. #230033
  2. #56017e
  3. #8a02ca
  4. #b51cfd
  5. #ce67fe

Shades

#8a02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #7c02b6
  3. #6e02a2
  4. #61018d
  5. #530179
  6. #450165
  7. #370151
  8. #29013d
  9. #1c0028
  10. #0e0014
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #961bcf
  3. #a135d5
  4. #ad4eda
  5. #b967df
  6. #c581e5
  7. #d09aea
  8. #dcb3ef
  9. #e8ccf4
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a02ca
  2. #890fc3
  3. #881bbb
  4. #8728b4
  5. #8634ac
  6. #8541a5
  7. #844e9e
  8. #835a96
  9. #82678f
  10. #817387
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f4a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4141cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f45c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84399f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a02ca {
  color: #8a02ca;
}
Background
.bg-8a02ca {
  background-color: #8a02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a02ca {
  border: 2px solid #8a02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a02ca, #ca02a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.54 #75fd35 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a02ca  rgb(138, 2, 202)  hsl(281, 98%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#42ca02  rgb(66, 202, 2)  hsl(101, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#ca8a02  rgb(202, 138, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#02ca8a  rgb(2, 202, 138)  hsl(161, 98%, 40%)  Caribbean Green