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#8C19B8

#8c19b8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19b8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.91% cyan, 86.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 76.08% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #45b819

Split complementary

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #94b819
  3. #19b83d

Analogous

  1. #3d19b8
  2. #8c19b8
  3. #b81994

Triadic

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #b88c19
  3. #19b88c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #b81945
  3. #45b819
  4. #19b88c

Square

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #b83d19
  3. #45b819
  4. #1994b8

Monochromatic

  1. #260731
  2. #591075
  3. #8c19b8
  4. #b539e4
  5. #ce7ded

Shades

#8c19b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #7e17a6
  3. #701493
  4. #621281
  5. #540f6e
  6. #460d5c
  7. #380a4a
  8. #2a0837
  9. #1c0525
  10. #0e0312
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #9830bf
  3. #a347c6
  4. #af5ecd
  5. #ba75d4
  6. #c68cdc
  7. #d1a3e3
  8. #ddbaea
  9. #e8d1f1
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19b8
  2. #8b23b2
  3. #8a2ead
  4. #8838a7
  5. #8742a2
  6. #864d9c
  7. #855796
  8. #846191
  9. #826b8b
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87456d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e42ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a48b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19b8 {
  color: #8c19b8;
}
Background
.bg-8c19b8 {
  background-color: #8c19b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19b8 {
  border: 2px solid #8c19b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19b8, #b81994);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 184 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.65 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.24 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.66 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.70 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.62 #73e647 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19b8  rgb(140, 25, 184)  hsl(283, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#45b819  rgb(69, 184, 25)  hsl(103, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#b88c19  rgb(184, 140, 25)  hsl(43, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19b88c  rgb(25, 184, 140)  hsl(163, 76%, 41%)  Mint