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#8A11BC

#8a11bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a11bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.6% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.46°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0944

Complementary

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #43bc11

Split complementary

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #99bc11
  3. #11bc35

Analogous

  1. #3511bc
  2. #8a11bc
  3. #bc1199

Triadic

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #bc8a11
  3. #11bc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #bc1143
  3. #43bc11
  4. #11bc8a

Square

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #bc3511
  3. #43bc11
  4. #1199bc

Monochromatic

  1. #230430
  2. #570b76
  3. #8a11bc
  4. #b42dec
  5. #cd74f2

Shades

#8a11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #7c0fa9
  3. #6e0e96
  4. #610c84
  5. #530a71
  6. #45095e
  7. #37074b
  8. #290538
  9. #1c0326
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #9629c3
  3. #a141c9
  4. #ad58d0
  5. #b970d7
  6. #c588de
  7. #d0a0e4
  8. #dcb8eb
  9. #e8cff2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a11bc
  2. #891cb6
  3. #8827b0
  4. #8732aa
  5. #863da4
  6. #85499e
  7. #845498
  8. #835f92
  9. #826a8c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f458b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83456f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4941be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5546ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #863794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a11bc {
  color: #8a11bc;
}
Background
.bg-8a11bc {
  background-color: #8a11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a11bc {
  border: 2px solid #8a11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a11bc, #bc1199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.41 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.83 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.63 #75ee43 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a11bc  rgb(138, 17, 188)  hsl(282, 83%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#43bc11  rgb(67, 188, 17)  hsl(102, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bc8a11  rgb(188, 138, 17)  hsl(42, 83%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#11bc8a  rgb(17, 188, 138)  hsl(162, 83%, 40%)  Mint