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#8205BD

#8205bd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8205bd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 1.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.22% cyan, 97.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 280.76°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #8205bd
  2. #40bd05

Split complementary

  1. #8205bd
  2. #9cbd05
  3. #05bd26

Analogous

  1. #2605bd
  2. #8205bd
  3. #bd059c

Triadic

  1. #8205bd
  2. #bd8205
  3. #05bd82

Tetradic

  1. #8205bd
  2. #bd0540
  3. #40bd05
  4. #05bd82

Square

  1. #8205bd
  2. #bd2605
  3. #40bd05
  4. #059cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0128
  2. #4f0372
  3. #8205bd
  4. #b016f9
  5. #c960fb

Shades

#8205bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8205bd
  2. #7505aa
  3. #680497
  4. #5b0484
  5. #4e0371
  6. #41035f
  7. #34024c
  8. #270239
  9. #1a0126
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8205bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8205bd
  2. #8f1ec4
  3. #9b37ca
  4. #a850d1
  5. #b469d7
  6. #c182de
  7. #cd9be5
  8. #dab4eb
  9. #e6cdf2
  10. #f3e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8205bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8205bd
  2. #8211b7
  3. #821eb1
  4. #812aab
  5. #8136a5
  6. #81439f
  7. #814f98
  8. #815b92
  9. #80678c
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #69408a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78456e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e3dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b41bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c3594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8205bd {
  color: #8205bd;
}
Background
.bg-8205bd {
  background-color: #8205bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8205bd {
  border: 2px solid #8205bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8205bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 5 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8205bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8205bd, #bd059c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8205bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 5 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.53 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.68 #7dfa42 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8205bd  rgb(130, 5, 189)  hsl(281, 95%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#40bd05  rgb(64, 189, 5)  hsl(101, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bd8205  rgb(189, 130, 5)  hsl(41, 95%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#05bd82  rgb(5, 189, 130)  hsl(161, 95%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green