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#8A4ECC

#8a4ecc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.35% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 268.57°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1521

Complementary

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #90cc4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #ccc94e
  3. #51cc4e

Analogous

  1. #4e51cc
  2. #8a4ecc
  3. #c94ecc

Triadic

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #cc8a4e
  3. #4ecc8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #cc4e90
  3. #90cc4e
  4. #4ecc8a

Square

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #cc4e51
  3. #90cc4e
  4. #4eccc9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1d64
  2. #642ea0
  3. #8a4ecc
  4. #b189dd
  5. #d9c5ee

Shades

#8a4ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #7c46b8
  3. #6e3ea3
  4. #61378f
  5. #532f7a
  6. #452766
  7. #371f52
  8. #29173d
  9. #1c1029
  10. #0e0814
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #9660d1
  3. #a171d6
  4. #ad83db
  5. #b995e0
  6. #c5a7e6
  7. #d0b8eb
  8. #dccaf0
  9. #e8dcf5
  10. #f3edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4ecc
  2. #8953c4
  3. #8858bd
  4. #875db5
  5. #8662ae
  6. #8567a6
  7. #846c9e
  8. #837197
  9. #82768f
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a629c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #286cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d6986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5961ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f62ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #825fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4ecc {
  color: #8a4ecc;
}
Background
.bg-8a4ecc {
  background-color: #8a4ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4ecc {
  border: 2px solid #8a4ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4ecc, #c94ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.96 #75b133 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a4ecc  rgb(138, 78, 204)  hsl(269, 55%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#90cc4e  rgb(144, 204, 78)  hsl(89, 55%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#cc8a4e  rgb(204, 138, 78)  hsl(29, 55%, 55%)  Peru
#4ecc8a  rgb(78, 204, 138)  hsl(149, 55%, 55%)  Emerald