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2-color gradients - Complementary color

We suggest CSS gradients from two color tones such as the base color and the complementary color.

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2-color gradients - Lighter colors

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2-color gradients - Darker colors

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Since the color values are relatively low compared to others, this hue appears darker to us.

The breakdown of the color into the RGB color system: of 255 maximum color components, 135 red, 58 green and 140 blue.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the illustration you can see how the color is composed of the three components: red (top),green (bottom right) and blue (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.

In the CMYK color system the color is composed as follows: In this color tone, out of 100 maximum color components, 4 cyan, 59 magenta, none yellow and 45 key.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the diagram you can see how the color is composed of the four components cyan (top left),magenta (top right),yellow (bottom right) and black or key (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.

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2-color gradients of #873A8C - Complementary color

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #78C573

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 7%, #78C573 95%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #78C573

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 14%, #78C573 87%);

HEX #78C573 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #78C573 7%, #873A8C 95%);

HEX #78C573 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #78C573 7%, #873A8C 86%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Lighter colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #713A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 1%, #713A8C 87%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #713A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 13%, #713A8C 86%);

HEX #713A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #713A8C 8%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #713A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #713A8C 11%, #873A8C 98%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #863A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 13%, #863A8C 92%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #863A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 12%, #863A8C 92%);

HEX #863A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #863A8C 5%, #873A8C 100%);

HEX #863A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #863A8C 14%, #873A8C 90%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A7B

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 0%, #8C3A7B 89%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A7B

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 0%, #8C3A7B 97%);

HEX #8C3A7B to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C3A7B 7%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #8C3A7B to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C3A7B 2%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A66

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 8%, #8C3A66 86%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A66

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 6%, #8C3A66 92%);

HEX #8C3A66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C3A66 3%, #873A8C 89%);

HEX #8C3A66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C3A66 9%, #873A8C 93%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Darker colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #6B2E6F

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 14%, #6B2E6F 96%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #6B2E6F

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 10%, #6B2E6F 99%);

HEX #6B2E6F to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #6B2E6F 12%, #873A8C 96%);

HEX #6B2E6F to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #6B2E6F 12%, #873A8C 91%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #A346A9

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 2%, #A346A9 90%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #A346A9

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 1%, #A346A9 99%);

HEX #A346A9 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #A346A9 13%, #873A8C 96%);

HEX #A346A9 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #A346A9 8%, #873A8C 97%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #B55DBB

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 8%, #B55DBB 87%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #B55DBB

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 7%, #B55DBB 98%);

HEX #B55DBB to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #B55DBB 0%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #B55DBB to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #B55DBB 11%, #873A8C 87%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Analogue colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #713A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 9%, #713A8C 100%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #713A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 1%, #713A8C 94%);

HEX #713A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #713A8C 3%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #713A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #713A8C 4%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #863A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 6%, #863A8C 96%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #863A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 2%, #863A8C 99%);

HEX #863A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #863A8C 7%, #873A8C 96%);

HEX #863A8C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #863A8C 9%, #873A8C 93%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A7B

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 1%, #8C3A7B 92%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A7B

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 4%, #8C3A7B 92%);

HEX #8C3A7B to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C3A7B 12%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #8C3A7B to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C3A7B 10%, #873A8C 91%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A66

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 9%, #8C3A66 97%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C3A66

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 11%, #8C3A66 90%);

HEX #8C3A66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C3A66 7%, #873A8C 93%);

HEX #8C3A66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C3A66 5%, #873A8C 90%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Monochromatic colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #6B2E6F

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 4%, #6B2E6F 91%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #6B2E6F

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 13%, #6B2E6F 95%);

HEX #6B2E6F to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #6B2E6F 4%, #873A8C 97%);

HEX #6B2E6F to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #6B2E6F 6%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #A346A9

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 13%, #A346A9 95%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #A346A9

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 7%, #A346A9 100%);

HEX #A346A9 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #A346A9 10%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #A346A9 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #A346A9 8%, #873A8C 95%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #B55DBB

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 14%, #B55DBB 87%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #B55DBB

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 13%, #B55DBB 88%);

HEX #B55DBB to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #B55DBB 11%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #B55DBB to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #B55DBB 14%, #873A8C 86%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Partial complementary colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C453A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 0%, #8C453A 96%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C453A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 14%, #8C453A 95%);

HEX #8C453A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C453A 13%, #873A8C 97%);

HEX #8C453A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C453A 12%, #873A8C 97%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A8C66

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 10%, #3A8C66 99%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A8C66

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 7%, #3A8C66 90%);

HEX #3A8C66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #3A8C66 7%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #3A8C66 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #3A8C66 11%, #873A8C 89%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Triadic colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C863A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 1%, #8C863A 86%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C863A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 10%, #8C863A 93%);

HEX #8C863A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C863A 9%, #873A8C 96%);

HEX #8C863A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C863A 4%, #873A8C 87%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A8C86

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 8%, #3A8C86 86%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A8C86

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 6%, #3A8C86 92%);

HEX #3A8C86 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #3A8C86 9%, #873A8C 98%);

HEX #3A8C86 to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #3A8C86 4%, #873A8C 93%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Rectangular (tetradic) colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C453A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 11%, #8C453A 100%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C453A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 13%, #8C453A 98%);

HEX #8C453A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C453A 9%, #873A8C 87%);

HEX #8C453A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C453A 5%, #873A8C 90%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #408C3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 3%, #408C3A 91%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #408C3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 0%, #408C3A 95%);

HEX #408C3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #408C3A 10%, #873A8C 90%);

HEX #408C3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #408C3A 13%, #873A8C 90%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A818C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 14%, #3A818C 97%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A818C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 6%, #3A818C 88%);

HEX #3A818C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #3A818C 8%, #873A8C 97%);

HEX #3A818C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #3A818C 5%, #873A8C 92%);

2-color gradients of #873A8C - Square colors

Lineal

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C5E3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 9%, #8C5E3A 99%);

Radial

HEX #873A8C to HEX #8C5E3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 0%, #8C5E3A 95%);

HEX #8C5E3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8C5E3A 3%, #873A8C 93%);

HEX #8C5E3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8C5E3A 11%, #873A8C 100%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #408C3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 4%, #408C3A 92%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #408C3A

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 6%, #408C3A 90%);

HEX #408C3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #408C3A 14%, #873A8C 92%);

HEX #408C3A to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #408C3A 4%, #873A8C 99%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A688C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #873A8C 0%, #3A688C 91%);

HEX #873A8C to HEX #3A688C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #873A8C 4%, #3A688C 93%);

HEX #3A688C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #3A688C 14%, #873A8C 94%);

HEX #3A688C to HEX #873A8C

CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #3A688C 0%, #873A8C 87%);

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