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#8A4ECE

#8a4ece ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8a4ece is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 268.13°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1531

Complementary

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #92ce4e

Split complementary

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #ceca4e
  3. #52ce4e

Analogous

  1. #4e52ce
  2. #8a4ece
  3. #ca4ece

Triadic

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #ce8a4e
  3. #4ece8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #ce4e92
  3. #92ce4e
  4. #4ece8a

Square

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #ce4e52
  3. #92ce4e
  4. #4ececa

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1c67
  2. #642da3
  3. #8a4ece
  4. #b28adf
  5. #d9c6ef

Shades

#8a4ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #7c46b9
  3. #6e3ea5
  4. #613790
  5. #532f7c
  6. #452767
  7. #371f52
  8. #29173e
  9. #1c1029
  10. #0e0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #9660d3
  3. #a171d8
  4. #ad83dd
  5. #b995e2
  6. #c5a7e7
  7. #d0b8eb
  8. #dccaf0
  9. #e8dcf5
  10. #f3edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4ece
  2. #8953c6
  3. #8858be
  4. #875db7
  5. #8662af
  6. #8567a7
  7. #846c9f
  8. #837197
  9. #827690
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a629d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #256dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c6987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5861d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e62cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8260a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4ece {
  color: #8a4ece;
}
Background
.bg-8a4ece {
  background-color: #8a4ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4ece {
  border: 2px solid #8a4ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4ece, #ca4ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.50 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #75b131 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8a4ece  rgb(138, 78, 206)  hsl(268, 57%, 56%)  Dark Orchid
#92ce4e  rgb(146, 206, 78)  hsl(88, 57%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#ce8a4e  rgb(206, 138, 78)  hsl(28, 57%, 56%)  Peru
#4ece8a  rgb(78, 206, 138)  hsl(148, 57%, 56%)  Emerald