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#8A4EAE

#8a4eae ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #72ae4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #a2ae4e
  3. #4eae5a

Analogous

  1. #5a4eae
  2. #8a4eae
  3. #ae4ea2

Triadic

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #ae8a4e
  3. #4eae8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #ae4e72
  3. #72ae4e
  4. #4eae8a

Square

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #ae5a4e
  3. #72ae4e
  4. #4ea2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #361f44
  2. #603679
  3. #8a4eae
  4. #ad82c7
  5. #cfb6de

Shades

#8a4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #7c469d
  3. #6e3e8b
  4. #61377a
  5. #532f68
  6. #452757
  7. #371f46
  8. #291734
  9. #1c1023
  10. #0e0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #9660b6
  3. #a171be
  4. #ad83c6
  5. #b995ce
  6. #c5a7d7
  7. #d0b8df
  8. #dccae7
  9. #e8dcef
  10. #f3edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4eae
  2. #8953a9
  3. #8858a5
  4. #875da0
  5. #86629c
  6. #856797
  7. #846c92
  8. #83718e
  9. #827689
  10. #817b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #775f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3265b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4769ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #865f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #625db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6860ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #875890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4eae {
  color: #8a4eae;
}
Background
.bg-8a4eae {
  background-color: #8a4eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4eae {
  border: 2px solid #8a4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4eae, #ae4ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.50 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 3.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.74 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.11 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.73 #75b151 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4eae  rgb(138, 78, 174)  hsl(278, 38%, 49%)  Purpureus
#72ae4e  rgb(114, 174, 78)  hsl(98, 38%, 49%)  Mantis
#ae8a4e  rgb(174, 138, 78)  hsl(38, 38%, 49%)  Camel
#4eae8a  rgb(78, 174, 138)  hsl(158, 38%, 49%)  Mint