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#8A2BBD

#8a2bbd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a2bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.98% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 279.04°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1081

Complementary

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #5ebd2b

Split complementary

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #a7bd2b
  3. #2bbd41

Analogous

  1. #412bbd
  2. #8a2bbd
  3. #bd2ba7

Triadic

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #bd8a2b
  3. #2bbd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #bd2b5e
  3. #5ebd2b
  4. #2bbd8a

Square

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #bd412b
  3. #5ebd2b
  4. #2ba7bd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0f40
  2. #5c1d7f
  3. #8a2bbd
  4. #ad5bda
  5. #cc99e8

Shades

#8a2bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #7c27aa
  3. #6e2297
  4. #611e84
  5. #531a71
  6. #45165f
  7. #37114c
  8. #290d39
  9. #1c0926
  10. #0e0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a2bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #9640c4
  3. #a155ca
  4. #ad6bd1
  5. #b980d7
  6. #c595de
  7. #d0aae5
  8. #dcbfeb
  9. #e8d5f2
  10. #f3eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a2bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a2bbd
  2. #8934b7
  3. #883cb1
  4. #8745ab
  5. #864da5
  6. #85569f
  7. #845e98
  8. #836792
  9. #826f8c
  10. #817886
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #714d8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #834f73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #864396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a2bbd {
  color: #8a2bbd;
}
Background
.bg-8a2bbd {
  background-color: #8a2bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a2bbd {
  border: 2px solid #8a2bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a2bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a2bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bbd, #bd2ba7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a2bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.21 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.01 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.59 #75d442 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8a2bbd  rgb(138, 43, 189)  hsl(279, 63%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#5ebd2b  rgb(94, 189, 43)  hsl(99, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#bd8a2b  rgb(189, 138, 43)  hsl(39, 63%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2bbd8a  rgb(43, 189, 138)  hsl(159, 63%, 45%)  Mint