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#820EB4

#820eb4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#820eb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 92.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 281.93°, with 85.57% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0836

Complementary

  1. #820eb4
  2. #40b40e

Split complementary

  1. #820eb4
  2. #93b40e
  3. #0eb42f

Analogous

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #820eb4
  3. #b40e93

Triadic

  1. #820eb4
  2. #b4820e
  3. #0eb482

Tetradic

  1. #820eb4
  2. #b40e40
  3. #40b40e
  4. #0eb482

Square

  1. #820eb4
  2. #b42f0e
  3. #40b40e
  4. #0e93b4

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0326
  2. #4f086d
  3. #820eb4
  4. #b021ee
  5. #c968f3

Shades

#820eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #820eb4
  2. #750da2
  3. #680b90
  4. #5b0a7e
  5. #4e086c
  6. #41075a
  7. #340648
  8. #270436
  9. #1a0324
  10. #0d0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#820eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #820eb4
  2. #8f26bc
  3. #9b3ec3
  4. #a856cb
  5. #b46ed2
  6. #c187da
  7. #cd9fe1
  8. #dab7e9
  9. #e6cff0
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#820eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #820eb4
  2. #8219af
  3. #8225aa
  4. #8130a4
  5. #813c9f
  6. #81479a
  7. #815295
  8. #815e90
  9. #80698a
  10. #807585
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 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 #004db8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b426a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #433db6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f42b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e348d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-820eb4 {
  color: #820eb4;
}
Background
.bg-820eb4 {
  background-color: #820eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-820eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #820eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #820eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 14 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-820eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #820eb4, #b40e93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-820eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 14 180 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.54 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.33 #7df14b Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#820eb4  rgb(130, 14, 180)  hsl(282, 86%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#40b40e  rgb(64, 180, 14)  hsl(102, 86%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#b4820e  rgb(180, 130, 14)  hsl(42, 86%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0eb482  rgb(14, 180, 130)  hsl(162, 86%, 38%)  Mint