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#8C19BF

#8c19bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8c19bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.7% cyan, 86.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.57°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #4cbf19

Split complementary

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #9fbf19
  3. #19bf39

Analogous

  1. #3919bf
  2. #8c19bf
  3. #bf199f

Triadic

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #bf8c19
  3. #19bf8c

Tetradic

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #bf194c
  3. #4cbf19
  4. #19bf8c

Square

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #bf3919
  3. #4cbf19
  4. #199fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #290738
  2. #5a107b
  3. #8c19bf
  4. #b23fe6
  5. #cd82ef

Shades

#8c19bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #7e17ac
  3. #701499
  4. #621286
  5. #540f73
  6. #460d60
  7. #380a4c
  8. #2a0839
  9. #1c0526
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c19bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #9830c5
  3. #a347cc
  4. #af5ed2
  5. #ba75d9
  6. #c68cdf
  7. #d1a3e5
  8. #ddbaec
  9. #e8d1f2
  10. #f4e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c19bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c19bf
  2. #8b23b9
  3. #8a2eb2
  4. #8838ac
  5. #8742a6
  6. #864da0
  7. #855799
  8. #846193
  9. #826b8d
  10. #817686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71488e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #854871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b44c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5849bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c19bf {
  color: #8c19bf;
}
Background
.bg-8c19bf {
  background-color: #8c19bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c19bf {
  border: 2px solid #8c19bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c19bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c19bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c19bf, #bf199f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c19bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.67 #73e640 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8c19bf  rgb(140, 25, 191)  hsl(282, 77%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4cbf19  rgb(76, 191, 25)  hsl(102, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#bf8c19  rgb(191, 140, 25)  hsl(42, 77%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19bf8c  rgb(25, 191, 140)  hsl(162, 77%, 42%)  Caribbean Green