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#8A207C

#8a207c ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8a207c is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 12.55% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.81% magenta, 10.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 307.92°, with 62.35% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.0789

Complementary

  1. #8a207c
  2. #208a2e

Split complementary

  1. #8a207c
  2. #478a20
  3. #208a63

Analogous

  1. #63208a
  2. #8a207c
  3. #8a2047

Triadic

  1. #8a207c
  2. #7c8a20
  3. #207c8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a207c
  2. #8a2e20
  3. #208a2e
  4. #207c8a

Square

  1. #8a207c
  2. #8a6320
  3. #208a2e
  4. #20478a

Monochromatic

  1. #11040f
  2. #4c1244
  3. #8a207c
  4. #c82eb4
  5. #dc67cc

Shades

#8a207c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a207c
  2. #7c1d70
  3. #6e1a63
  4. #611657
  5. #53134a
  6. #45103e
  7. #370d32
  8. #290a25
  9. #1c0619
  10. #0e030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a207c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a207c
  2. #963689
  3. #a14d96
  4. #ad63a3
  5. #b979b0
  6. #c590be
  7. #d0a6cb
  8. #dcbcd8
  9. #e8d2e5
  10. #f3e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a207c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a207c
  2. #892a7c
  3. #88337d
  4. #873d7d
  5. #86467e
  6. #85507e
  7. #845a7e
  8. #83637f
  9. #826d7f
  10. #817680
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d467e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #455579 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #912a4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d3a7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68457b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e2663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a207c {
  color: #8a207c;
}
Background
.bg-8a207c {
  background-color: #8a207c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a207c {
  border: 2px solid #8a207c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a207c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 32 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 62% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a207c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a207c, #8a2047);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a207c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 32 124 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 3.75 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 4.17 #800080 Purple ΔE 4.53 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 6.23 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.20 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.34 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.48 #75df83 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#8a207c  rgb(138, 32, 124)  hsl(308, 62%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#208a2e  rgb(32, 138, 46)  hsl(128, 62%, 33%)  Forest Green
#7c8a20  rgb(124, 138, 32)  hsl(68, 62%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#207c8a  rgb(32, 124, 138)  hsl(188, 62%, 33%)  Teal Blue