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#8A2AAA

#8a2aaa ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8a2aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0996

Complementary

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #4aaa2a

Split complementary

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #8aaa2a
  3. #2aaa4a

Analogous

  1. #4a2aaa
  2. #8a2aaa
  3. #aa2a8a

Triadic

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #aa8a2a
  3. #2aaa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #aa2a4a
  3. #4aaa2a
  4. #2aaa8a

Square

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #aa4a2a
  3. #4aaa2a
  4. #2a8aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #260c2f
  2. #581b6d
  3. #8a2aaa
  4. #b24dd3
  5. #cc8be2

Shades

#8a2aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #7c2699
  3. #6e2288
  4. #611d77
  5. #531966
  6. #451555
  7. #371144
  8. #290d33
  9. #1c0822
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #963fb3
  3. #a155bb
  4. #ad6ac4
  5. #b97fcc
  6. #c595d5
  7. #d0aadd
  8. #dcbfe6
  9. #e8d4ee
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2aaa
  2. #8933a6
  3. #883ba2
  4. #87449d
  5. #864c99
  6. #855595
  7. #845e91
  8. #83668d
  9. #826f88
  10. #817784
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285ba7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5546ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2aaa {
  color: #8a2aaa;
}
Background
.bg-8a2aaa {
  background-color: #8a2aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2aaa {
  border: 2px solid #8a2aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2aaa, #aa2a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.53 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.78 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.43 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.71 #75d555 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a2aaa  rgb(138, 42, 170)  hsl(285, 60%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#4aaa2a  rgb(74, 170, 42)  hsl(105, 60%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aa8a2a  rgb(170, 138, 42)  hsl(45, 60%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2aaa8a  rgb(42, 170, 138)  hsl(165, 60%, 42%)  Jungle Green