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#8A2BBB

#8a2bbb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 16.86% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.2% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.58°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #5cbb2b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #a4bb2b
  3. #2bbb42

Analogous

  1. #422bbb
  2. #8a2bbb
  3. #bb2ba4

Triadic

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #bb8a2b
  3. #2bbb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #bb2b5c
  3. #5cbb2b
  4. #2bbb8a

Square

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #bb422b
  3. #5cbb2b
  4. #2ba4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0e3f
  2. #5c1d7d
  3. #8a2bbb
  4. #ae5ad9
  5. #cc98e7

Shades

#8a2bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #7c27a8
  3. #6e2296
  4. #611e83
  5. #531a70
  6. #45165e
  7. #37114b
  8. #290d38
  9. #1c0925
  10. #0e0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #9640c2
  3. #a155c9
  4. #ad6bcf
  5. #b980d6
  6. #c595dd
  7. #d0aae4
  8. #dcbfeb
  9. #e8d5f1
  10. #f3eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bbb
  2. #8934b5
  3. #883caf
  4. #8745a9
  5. #864da3
  6. #85569e
  7. #845e98
  8. #836792
  9. #826f8c
  10. #817886
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #035eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834e72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #864295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bbb {
  color: #8a2bbb;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bbb {
  background-color: #8a2bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bbb {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bbb, #bb2ba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.70 #75d444 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a2bbb  rgb(138, 43, 187)  hsl(280, 63%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5cbb2b  rgb(92, 187, 43)  hsl(100, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#bb8a2b  rgb(187, 138, 43)  hsl(40, 63%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2bbb8a  rgb(43, 187, 138)  hsl(160, 63%, 45%)  Mint