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#830CAF

#830caf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#830caf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 4.71% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.14% cyan, 93.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.8°, with 87.17% saturation and 36.67% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #830caf
  2. #38af0c

Split complementary

  1. #830caf
  2. #8aaf0c
  3. #0caf31

Analogous

  1. #310caf
  2. #830caf
  3. #af0c8a

Triadic

  1. #830caf
  2. #af830c
  3. #0caf83

Tetradic

  1. #830caf
  2. #af0c38
  3. #38af0c
  4. #0caf83

Square

  1. #830caf
  2. #af310c
  3. #38af0c
  4. #0c8aaf

Monochromatic

  1. #180220
  2. #4d0767
  3. #830caf
  4. #b518ef
  5. #cc60f4

Shades

#830caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #830caf
  2. #760b9e
  3. #690a8c
  4. #5c087b
  5. #4f0769
  6. #420658
  7. #340546
  8. #270435
  9. #1a0223
  10. #0d0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#830caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #830caf
  2. #8f24b7
  3. #9c3dbf
  4. #a855c7
  5. #b56dcf
  6. #c186d7
  7. #cd9edf
  8. #dab6e7
  9. #e6ceef
  10. #f3e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#830caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #830caf
  2. #8318aa
  3. #8223a6
  4. #822fa1
  5. #823a9c
  6. #824698
  7. #815293
  8. #815d8e
  9. #816989
  10. #807485
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e3e66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #463bb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5241ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-830caf {
  color: #830caf;
}
Background
.bg-830caf {
  background-color: #830caf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-830caf {
  border: 2px solid #830caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #830caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 12 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-830caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #830caf, #af0c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-830caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 12 175 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.47 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.52 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.69 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.74 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.87 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.90 #7cf350 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#830caf  rgb(131, 12, 175)  hsl(284, 87%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#38af0c  rgb(56, 175, 12)  hsl(104, 87%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#af830c  rgb(175, 131, 12)  hsl(44, 87%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0caf83  rgb(12, 175, 131)  hsl(164, 87%, 37%)  Jungle Green