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#8409BF

#8409bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8409bf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 3.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.89% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280.55°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #8409bf
  2. #44bf09

Split complementary

  1. #8409bf
  2. #9fbf09
  3. #09bf29

Analogous

  1. #2909bf
  2. #8409bf
  3. #bf099f

Triadic

  1. #8409bf
  2. #bf8409
  3. #09bf84

Tetradic

  1. #8409bf
  2. #bf0944
  3. #44bf09
  4. #09bf84

Square

  1. #8409bf
  2. #bf2909
  3. #44bf09
  4. #099fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #1f022d
  2. #520676
  3. #8409bf
  4. #b020f4
  5. #ca69f8

Shades

#8409bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8409bf
  2. #7708ac
  3. #6a0799
  4. #5c0686
  5. #4f0573
  6. #420560
  7. #35044c
  8. #280339
  9. #1a0226
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#8409bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8409bf
  2. #9022c5
  3. #9d3acc
  4. #a953d2
  5. #b56bd9
  6. #c284df
  7. #ce9de5
  8. #dab5ec
  9. #e6cef2
  10. #f3e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8409bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8409bf
  2. #8415b9
  3. #8321b2
  4. #832dac
  5. #8239a6
  6. #8245a0
  7. #825099
  8. #815c93
  9. #81688d
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a428c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b4670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d43bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e3796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8409bf {
  color: #8409bf;
}
Background
.bg-8409bf {
  background-color: #8409bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8409bf {
  border: 2px solid #8409bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8409bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8409bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8409bf, #bf099f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8409bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.49 #7bf640 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8409bf  rgb(132, 9, 191)  hsl(281, 91%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#44bf09  rgb(68, 191, 9)  hsl(101, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bf8409  rgb(191, 132, 9)  hsl(41, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09bf84  rgb(9, 191, 132)  hsl(161, 91%, 39%)  Caribbean Green