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#840A6B

#840a6b ≈ Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#840a6b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 3.92% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.42% magenta, 18.94% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 312.3°, with 85.92% saturation and 27.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Purple (#800080), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #840a6b
  2. #0a8423

Split complementary

  1. #840a6b
  2. #2e840a
  3. #0a8460

Analogous

  1. #600a84
  2. #840a6b
  3. #840a2e

Triadic

  1. #840a6b
  2. #6b840a
  3. #0a6b84

Tetradic

  1. #840a6b
  2. #84230a
  3. #0a8423
  4. #0a6b84

Square

  1. #840a6b
  2. #84600a
  3. #0a8423
  4. #0a2e84

Monochromatic

  1. #13010f
  2. #3d0531
  3. #840a6b
  4. #cb0fa5
  5. #f037ca

Shades

#840a6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #840a6b
  2. #770960
  3. #6a0856
  4. #5c074b
  5. #4f0640
  6. #420536
  7. #35042b
  8. #280320
  9. #1a0215
  10. #0d010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#840a6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #840a6b
  2. #90237a
  3. #9d3b89
  4. #a95497
  5. #b56ca6
  6. #c285b5
  7. #ce9dc4
  8. #dab6d3
  9. #e6cee1
  10. #f3e7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#840a6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #840a6b
  2. #84166d
  3. #83226f
  4. #832d71
  5. #823973
  6. #824576
  7. #825178
  8. #815d7a
  9. #81687c
  10. #80747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #653757 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #163b6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424d69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c133e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #582e6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #633c6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #891053 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-840a6b {
  color: #840a6b;
}
Background
.bg-840a6b {
  background-color: #840a6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-840a6b {
  border: 2px solid #840a6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #840a6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 10 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 86% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-840a6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #840a6b, #840a2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-840a6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 10 107 / 0.35);
}

#800080 Purple ΔE 5.14 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 5.17 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.13 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.88 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.04 #7bf594 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Purple
#840a6b  rgb(132, 10, 107)  hsl(312, 86%, 28%)  Purple
#0a8423  rgb(10, 132, 35)  hsl(132, 86%, 28%)  Forest Green
#6b840a  rgb(107, 132, 10)  hsl(72, 86%, 28%)  Olive Drab
#0a6b84  rgb(10, 107, 132)  hsl(192, 86%, 28%)  Teal Blue