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#8C19B9

#8c19b9 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19b9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.32% cyan, 86.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.13°, with 76.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0977

Complementary

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #46b919

Split complementary

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #96b919
  3. #19b93c

Analogous

  1. #3c19b9
  2. #8c19b9
  3. #b91996

Triadic

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #b98c19
  3. #19b98c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #b91946
  3. #46b919
  4. #19b98c

Square

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #b93c19
  3. #46b919
  4. #1996b9

Monochromatic

  1. #260732
  2. #591076
  3. #8c19b9
  4. #b53ae4
  5. #ce7eee

Shades

#8c19b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #7e17a7
  3. #701494
  4. #621282
  5. #540f6f
  6. #460d5d
  7. #380a4a
  8. #2a0838
  9. #1c0525
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #9830c0
  3. #a347c7
  4. #af5ece
  5. #ba75d5
  6. #c68cdc
  7. #d1a3e3
  8. #ddbaea
  9. #e8d1f1
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19b9
  2. #8b23b3
  3. #8a2eae
  4. #8838a8
  5. #8742a2
  6. #864d9d
  7. #855797
  8. #846191
  9. #826b8b
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87456e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e43bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a48b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19b9 {
  color: #8c19b9;
}
Background
.bg-8c19b9 {
  background-color: #8c19b9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19b9 {
  border: 2px solid #8c19b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19b9, #b91996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 185 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.29 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.75 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.81 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.77 #73e646 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19b9  rgb(140, 25, 185)  hsl(283, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#46b919  rgb(70, 185, 25)  hsl(103, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#b98c19  rgb(185, 140, 25)  hsl(43, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19b98c  rgb(25, 185, 140)  hsl(163, 76%, 41%)  Mint