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#8A4EAA

#8a4eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4eaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.59% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.13°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #6eaa4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #9caa4e
  3. #4eaa5c

Analogous

  1. #5c4eaa
  2. #8a4eaa
  3. #aa4e9c

Triadic

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #aa8a4e
  3. #4eaa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #aa4e6e
  3. #6eaa4e
  4. #4eaa8a

Square

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #aa5c4e
  3. #6eaa4e
  4. #4e9caa

Monochromatic

  1. #351e41
  2. #5f3676
  3. #8a4eaa
  4. #ad80c5
  5. #cfb4dd

Shades

#8a4eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #7c4699
  3. #6e3e88
  4. #613777
  5. #532f66
  6. #452755
  7. #371f44
  8. #291733
  9. #1c1022
  10. #0e0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #9660b3
  3. #a171bb
  4. #ad83c4
  5. #b995cc
  6. #c5a7d5
  7. #d0b8dd
  8. #dccae6
  9. #e8dcee
  10. #f3edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4eaa
  2. #8953a6
  3. #8858a2
  4. #875d9d
  5. #866299
  6. #856795
  7. #846c91
  8. #83718d
  9. #827688
  10. #817b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3665ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4969a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #635cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88588d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4eaa {
  color: #8a4eaa;
}
Background
.bg-8a4eaa {
  background-color: #8a4eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4eaa {
  border: 2px solid #8a4eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4eaa, #aa4e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.96 #75b155 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4eaa  rgb(138, 78, 170)  hsl(279, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#6eaa4e  rgb(110, 170, 78)  hsl(99, 37%, 49%)  Asparagus
#aa8a4e  rgb(170, 138, 78)  hsl(39, 37%, 49%)  Camel
#4eaa8a  rgb(78, 170, 138)  hsl(159, 37%, 49%)  Jungle Green