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#8C19BC

#8c19bc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.53% cyan, 86.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.33°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.099

Complementary

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #49bc19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #9abc19
  3. #19bc3a

Analogous

  1. #3a19bc
  2. #8c19bc
  3. #bc199a

Triadic

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #bc8c19
  3. #19bc8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #bc1949
  3. #49bc19
  4. #19bc8c

Square

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #bc3a19
  3. #49bc19
  4. #199abc

Monochromatic

  1. #270735
  2. #5a1078
  3. #8c19bc
  4. #b33ce5
  5. #ce80ee

Shades

#8c19bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #7e17a9
  3. #701496
  4. #621284
  5. #540f71
  6. #460d5e
  7. #380a4b
  8. #2a0838
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #9830c3
  3. #a347c9
  4. #af5ed0
  5. #ba75d7
  6. #c68cde
  7. #d1a3e4
  8. #ddbaeb
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19bc
  2. #8b23b6
  3. #8a2eb0
  4. #8838aa
  5. #8742a4
  6. #864d9e
  7. #855798
  8. #846192
  9. #826b8c
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71478c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c43be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5949ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19bc {
  color: #8c19bc;
}
Background
.bg-8c19bc {
  background-color: #8c19bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19bc {
  border: 2px solid #8c19bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19bc, #bc199a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.43 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.91 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.49 #73e643 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19bc  rgb(140, 25, 188)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#49bc19  rgb(73, 188, 25)  hsl(102, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bc8c19  rgb(188, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19bc8c  rgb(25, 188, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Mint