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#820EB3

#820eb3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#820eb3 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 5.49% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 92.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 282.18°, with 85.49% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #820eb3
  2. #3fb30e

Split complementary

  1. #820eb3
  2. #91b30e
  3. #0eb32f

Analogous

  1. #2f0eb3
  2. #820eb3
  3. #b30e91

Triadic

  1. #820eb3
  2. #b3820e
  3. #0eb382

Tetradic

  1. #820eb3
  2. #b30e3f
  3. #3fb30e
  4. #0eb382

Square

  1. #820eb3
  2. #b32f0e
  3. #3fb30e
  4. #0e91b3

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0325
  2. #4e086c
  3. #820eb3
  4. #b020ee
  5. #c967f3

Shades

#820eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #820eb3
  2. #750da1
  3. #680b8f
  4. #5b0a7d
  5. #4e086b
  6. #41075a
  7. #340648
  8. #270436
  9. #1a0324
  10. #0d0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#820eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #820eb3
  2. #8f26bb
  3. #9b3ec2
  4. #a856ca
  5. #b46ed1
  6. #c187d9
  7. #cd9fe1
  8. #dab7e8
  9. #e6cff0
  10. #f3e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#820eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #820eb3
  2. #8219ae
  3. #8225a9
  4. #8130a4
  5. #813c9f
  6. #81479a
  7. #815294
  8. #815e8f
  9. #80698a
  10. #807585
  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 #004db7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b4169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #443db5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f42b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e338d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-820eb3 {
  color: #820eb3;
}
Background
.bg-820eb3 {
  background-color: #820eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-820eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #820eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #820eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 14 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-820eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #820eb3, #b30e91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-820eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 14 179 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.03 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.74 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.93 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.18 #7df14c Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#820eb3  rgb(130, 14, 179)  hsl(282, 85%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#3fb30e  rgb(63, 179, 14)  hsl(102, 85%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b3820e  rgb(179, 130, 14)  hsl(42, 85%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0eb382  rgb(14, 179, 130)  hsl(162, 85%, 38%)  Mint