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#820CB4

#820cb4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#820cb4 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 4.71% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 282.14°, with 87.5% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.083

Complementary

  1. #820cb4
  2. #3eb40c

Split complementary

  1. #820cb4
  2. #92b40c
  3. #0cb42e

Analogous

  1. #2e0cb4
  2. #820cb4
  3. #b40c92

Triadic

  1. #820cb4
  2. #b4820c
  3. #0cb482

Tetradic

  1. #820cb4
  2. #b40c3e
  3. #3eb40c
  4. #0cb482

Square

  1. #820cb4
  2. #b42e0c
  3. #3eb40c
  4. #0c92b4

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0225
  2. #4e076c
  3. #820cb4
  4. #b11df0
  5. #ca64f5

Shades

#820cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #820cb4
  2. #750ba2
  3. #680a90
  4. #5b087e
  5. #4e076c
  6. #41065a
  7. #340548
  8. #270436
  9. #1a0224
  10. #0d0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#820cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #820cb4
  2. #8f24bc
  3. #9b3dc3
  4. #a855cb
  5. #b46dd2
  6. #c186da
  7. #cd9ee1
  8. #dab6e9
  9. #e6cef0
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#820cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #820cb4
  2. #8218af
  3. #8223aa
  4. #812fa4
  5. #813a9f
  6. #81469a
  7. #815295
  8. #815d90
  9. #80698a
  10. #807485
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #684084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b4169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433cb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f41b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e338d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-820cb4 {
  color: #820cb4;
}
Background
.bg-820cb4 {
  background-color: #820cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-820cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #820cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #820cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 12 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-820cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #820cb4, #b40c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-820cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 12 180 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.60 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.84 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.86 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.31 #7df34b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#820cb4  rgb(130, 12, 180)  hsl(282, 88%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#3eb40c  rgb(62, 180, 12)  hsl(102, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b4820c  rgb(180, 130, 12)  hsl(42, 88%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cb482  rgb(12, 180, 130)  hsl(162, 88%, 38%)  Mint