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#8C19BA

#8c19ba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.73% cyan, 86.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 76.3% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #47ba19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #97ba19
  3. #19ba3c

Analogous

  1. #3c19ba
  2. #8c19ba
  3. #ba1997

Triadic

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #ba8c19
  3. #19ba8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #ba1947
  3. #47ba19
  4. #19ba8c

Square

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #ba3c19
  3. #47ba19
  4. #1997ba

Monochromatic

  1. #260733
  2. #591077
  3. #8c19ba
  4. #b43be5
  5. #ce7eee

Shades

#8c19ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #7e17a7
  3. #701495
  4. #621282
  5. #540f70
  6. #460d5d
  7. #380a4a
  8. #2a0838
  9. #1c0525
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #9830c1
  3. #a347c8
  4. #af5ecf
  5. #ba75d6
  6. #c68cdd
  7. #d1a3e3
  8. #ddbaea
  9. #e8d1f1
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19ba
  2. #8b23b4
  3. #8a2eae
  4. #8838a9
  5. #8742a3
  6. #864d9d
  7. #855797
  8. #846191
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ab7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87466e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d43bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5949b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #893993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19ba {
  color: #8c19ba;
}
Background
.bg-8c19ba {
  background-color: #8c19ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19ba {
  border: 2px solid #8c19ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19ba, #ba1997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.80 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.78 #73e645 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19ba  rgb(140, 25, 186)  hsl(283, 76%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#47ba19  rgb(71, 186, 25)  hsl(103, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#ba8c19  rgb(186, 140, 25)  hsl(43, 76%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19ba8c  rgb(25, 186, 140)  hsl(163, 76%, 41%)  Mint