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#840ABA

#840aba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#840aba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.03% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.59°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0867

Complementary

  1. #840aba
  2. #40ba0a

Split complementary

  1. #840aba
  2. #98ba0a
  3. #0aba2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0aba
  2. #840aba
  3. #ba0a98

Triadic

  1. #840aba
  2. #ba840a
  3. #0aba84

Tetradic

  1. #840aba
  2. #ba0a40
  3. #40ba0a
  4. #0aba84

Square

  1. #840aba
  2. #ba2c0a
  3. #40ba0a
  4. #0a98ba

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0229
  2. #500671
  3. #840aba
  4. #b11ef3
  5. #ca66f7

Shades

#840aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #840aba
  2. #7709a7
  3. #6a0895
  4. #5c0782
  5. #4f0670
  6. #42055d
  7. #35044a
  8. #280338
  9. #1a0225
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#840aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #840aba
  2. #9023c1
  3. #9d3bc8
  4. #a954cf
  5. #b56cd6
  6. #c285dd
  7. #ce9de3
  8. #dab6ea
  9. #e6cef1
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#840aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #840aba
  2. #8416b4
  3. #8322ae
  4. #832da9
  5. #8239a3
  6. #82459d
  7. #825197
  8. #815d91
  9. #81688c
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c446d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f42b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-840aba {
  color: #840aba;
}
Background
.bg-840aba {
  background-color: #840aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-840aba {
  border: 2px solid #840aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #840aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-840aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #840aba, #ba0a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-840aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.15 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.01 #7bf545 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#840aba  rgb(132, 10, 186)  hsl(282, 90%, 38%)  Dark Violet
#40ba0a  rgb(64, 186, 10)  hsl(102, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#ba840a  rgb(186, 132, 10)  hsl(42, 90%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0aba84  rgb(10, 186, 132)  hsl(162, 90%, 38%)  Mint