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#8000BF

#8000bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8000bf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 0% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.98% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280.21°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #8000bf
  2. #3fbf00

Split complementary

  1. #8000bf
  2. #9ebf00
  3. #00bf21

Analogous

  1. #2100bf
  2. #8000bf
  3. #bf009e

Triadic

  1. #8000bf
  2. #bf8000
  3. #00bf80

Tetradic

  1. #8000bf
  2. #bf003f
  3. #3fbf00
  4. #00bf80

Square

  1. #8000bf
  2. #bf2100
  3. #3fbf00
  4. #009ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #190026
  2. #4d0072
  3. #8000bf
  4. #af0cff
  5. #c859ff

Shades

#8000bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8000bf
  2. #7300ac
  3. #660099
  4. #5a0086
  5. #4d0073
  6. #400060
  7. #33004c
  8. #260039
  9. #1a0026
  10. #0d0013
  11. #000000

Tints

#8000bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8000bf
  2. #8d1ac5
  3. #9933cc
  4. #a64dd2
  5. #b366d9
  6. #c080df
  7. #cc99e5
  8. #d9b3ec
  9. #e6ccf2
  10. #f2e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8000bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8000bf
  2. #800db9
  3. #801ab2
  4. #8026ac
  5. #8033a6
  6. #8040a0
  7. #804d99
  8. #805a93
  9. #80668d
  10. #807386
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75456f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a3cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4740bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a3596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8000bf {
  color: #8000bf;
}
Background
.bg-8000bf {
  background-color: #8000bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8000bf {
  border: 2px solid #8000bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8000bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 0 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8000bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8000bf, #bf009e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8000bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 0 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.40 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.84 #7fff40 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8000bf  rgb(128, 0, 191)  hsl(280, 100%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#3fbf00  rgb(63, 191, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bf8000  rgb(191, 128, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#00bf80  rgb(0, 191, 128)  hsl(160, 100%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green