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#800EC4

#800ec4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#800ec4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 5.49% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.69% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 277.58°, with 86.67% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0889

Complementary

  1. #800ec4
  2. #52c40e

Split complementary

  1. #800ec4
  2. #adc40e
  3. #0ec425

Analogous

  1. #250ec4
  2. #800ec4
  3. #c40ead

Triadic

  1. #800ec4
  2. #c4800e
  3. #0ec480

Tetradic

  1. #800ec4
  2. #c40e52
  3. #52c40e
  4. #0ec480

Square

  1. #800ec4
  2. #c4250e
  3. #52c40e
  4. #0eadc4

Monochromatic

  1. #230435
  2. #51097d
  3. #800ec4
  4. #a82ef0
  5. #c676f5

Shades

#800ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #800ec4
  2. #730db0
  3. #660b9d
  4. #5a0a89
  5. #4d0876
  6. #400762
  7. #33064e
  8. #26043b
  9. #1a0327
  10. #0d0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#800ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #800ec4
  2. #8d26ca
  3. #993ed0
  4. #a656d6
  5. #b36edc
  6. #c087e2
  7. #cc9fe7
  8. #d9b7ed
  9. #e6cff3
  10. #f2e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#800ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #800ec4
  2. #8019bd
  3. #8025b6
  4. #8030b0
  5. #803ca9
  6. #8047a2
  7. #80529b
  8. #805e94
  9. #80698e
  10. #807587
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68428f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #734a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3940c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4643c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #793a9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-800ec4 {
  color: #800ec4;
}
Background
.bg-800ec4 {
  background-color: #800ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-800ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #800ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #800ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 14 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-800ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #800ec4, #c40ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-800ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 14 196 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.99 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.41 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.73 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #7ff13b Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#800ec4  rgb(128, 14, 196)  hsl(278, 87%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#52c40e  rgb(82, 196, 14)  hsl(98, 87%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c4800e  rgb(196, 128, 14)  hsl(38, 87%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0ec480  rgb(14, 196, 128)  hsl(158, 87%, 41%)  Emerald