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#8A16CD

#8a16cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a16cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.68% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.03°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1038

Complementary

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #59cd16

Split complementary

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #b5cd16
  3. #16cd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e16cd
  2. #8a16cd
  3. #cd16b5

Triadic

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #cd8a16
  3. #16cd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #cd1659
  3. #59cd16
  4. #16cd8a

Square

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #cd2e16
  3. #59cd16
  4. #16b5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0743
  2. #5b0f88
  3. #8a16cd
  4. #ae45eb
  5. #cc8af2

Shades

#8a16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #7c14b9
  3. #6e12a4
  4. #610f90
  5. #530d7b
  6. #450b67
  7. #370952
  8. #29073e
  9. #1c0429
  10. #0e0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #962dd2
  3. #a145d7
  4. #ad5cdc
  5. #b973e1
  6. #c58be6
  7. #d0a2eb
  8. #dcb9f0
  9. #e8d0f5
  10. #f3e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a16cd
  2. #8921c5
  3. #882bbe
  4. #8736b6
  5. #8640ae
  6. #854ba7
  7. #84569f
  8. #836097
  9. #826b8f
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e4f79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4246d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f49cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a16cd {
  color: #8a16cd;
}
Background
.bg-8a16cd {
  background-color: #8a16cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a16cd {
  border: 2px solid #8a16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a16cd, #cd16b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.53 #75e932 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a16cd  rgb(138, 22, 205)  hsl(278, 81%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#59cd16  rgb(89, 205, 22)  hsl(98, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd8a16  rgb(205, 138, 22)  hsl(38, 81%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#16cd8a  rgb(22, 205, 138)  hsl(158, 81%, 45%)  Caribbean Green