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#8A46BB

#8a46bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a46bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.2% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 274.87°, with 46.25% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #77bb46

Split complementary

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #b2bb46
  3. #46bb4f

Analogous

  1. #4f46bb
  2. #8a46bb
  3. #bb46b2

Triadic

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #bb8a46
  3. #46bb8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #bb4677
  3. #77bb46
  4. #46bb8a

Square

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #bb4f46
  3. #77bb46
  4. #46b2bb

Monochromatic

  1. #381c4c
  2. #613184
  3. #8a46bb
  4. #ad7ed0
  5. #d1b6e4

Shades

#8a46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #7c3fa8
  3. #6e3896
  4. #613183
  5. #532a70
  6. #45235e
  7. #371c4b
  8. #291538
  9. #1c0e25
  10. #0e0713
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #9659c2
  3. #a16bc9
  4. #ad7ecf
  5. #b990d6
  6. #c5a3dd
  7. #d0b5e4
  8. #dcc8eb
  9. #e8daf1
  10. #f3edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a46bb
  2. #894cb5
  3. #8852af
  4. #8757a9
  5. #865da3
  6. #85639e
  7. #846998
  8. #836f92
  9. #82748c
  10. #817a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0464bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3367b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #835d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a59bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #625cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #865598 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a46bb {
  color: #8a46bb;
}
Background
.bg-8a46bb {
  background-color: #8a46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a46bb {
  border: 2px solid #8a46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a46bb, #bb46b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.20 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.18 #75b944 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a46bb  rgb(138, 70, 187)  hsl(275, 46%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#77bb46  rgb(119, 187, 70)  hsl(95, 46%, 50%)  Mantis
#bb8a46  rgb(187, 138, 70)  hsl(35, 46%, 50%)  Peru
#46bb8a  rgb(70, 187, 138)  hsl(155, 46%, 50%)  Mint