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#820CB5

#820cb5 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#820cb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.18% cyan, 93.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.89°, with 87.56% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0834

Complementary

  1. #820cb5
  2. #3fb50c

Split complementary

  1. #820cb5
  2. #93b50c
  3. #0cb52d

Analogous

  1. #2d0cb5
  2. #820cb5
  3. #b50c93

Triadic

  1. #820cb5
  2. #b5820c
  3. #0cb582

Tetradic

  1. #820cb5
  2. #b50c3f
  3. #3fb50c
  4. #0cb582

Square

  1. #820cb5
  2. #b52d0c
  3. #3fb50c
  4. #0c93b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0225
  2. #4e076d
  3. #820cb5
  4. #b01df0
  5. #c965f5

Shades

#820cb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #820cb5
  2. #750ba3
  3. #680a91
  4. #5b087f
  5. #4e076d
  6. #41065b
  7. #340548
  8. #270436
  9. #1a0224
  10. #0d0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#820cb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #820cb5
  2. #8f24bc
  3. #9b3dc4
  4. #a855cb
  5. #b46dd3
  6. #c186da
  7. #cd9ee1
  8. #dab6e9
  9. #e6cef0
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#820cb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #820cb5
  2. #8218b0
  3. #8223aa
  4. #812fa5
  5. #813aa0
  6. #81469b
  7. #815295
  8. #815d90
  9. #80698b
  10. #807485
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #684085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004db9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b426a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423db7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f41b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e348e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-820cb5 {
  color: #820cb5;
}
Background
.bg-820cb5 {
  background-color: #820cb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-820cb5 {
  border: 2px solid #820cb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #820cb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 12 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-820cb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #820cb5, #b50c93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-820cb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 12 181 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.55 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.74 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.45 #7df34a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#820cb5  rgb(130, 12, 181)  hsl(282, 88%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#3fb50c  rgb(63, 181, 12)  hsl(102, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b5820c  rgb(181, 130, 12)  hsl(42, 88%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cb582  rgb(12, 181, 130)  hsl(162, 88%, 38%)  Mint