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#840BBA

#840bba ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#840bba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 4.31% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.03% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.49°, with 88.83% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0869

Complementary

  1. #840bba
  2. #41ba0b

Split complementary

  1. #840bba
  2. #98ba0b
  3. #0bba2d

Analogous

  1. #2d0bba
  2. #840bba
  3. #ba0b98

Triadic

  1. #840bba
  2. #ba840b
  3. #0bba84

Tetradic

  1. #840bba
  2. #ba0b41
  3. #41ba0b
  4. #0bba84

Square

  1. #840bba
  2. #ba2d0b
  3. #41ba0b
  4. #0b98ba

Monochromatic

  1. #1d022a
  2. #510772
  3. #840bba
  4. #b120f2
  5. #ca68f6

Shades

#840bba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #840bba
  2. #770aa7
  3. #6a0995
  4. #5c0882
  5. #4f0770
  6. #42065d
  7. #35044a
  8. #280338
  9. #1a0225
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#840bba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #840bba
  2. #9023c1
  3. #9d3cc8
  4. #a954cf
  5. #b56dd6
  6. #c285dd
  7. #ce9de3
  8. #dab6ea
  9. #e6cef1
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#840bba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #840bba
  2. #8417b4
  3. #8322ae
  4. #832ea9
  5. #823aa3
  6. #82469d
  7. #825197
  8. #815d91
  9. #81698c
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 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 #4f43b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-840bba {
  color: #840bba;
}
Background
.bg-840bba {
  background-color: #840bba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-840bba {
  border: 2px solid #840bba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #840bba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 11 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-840bba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #840bba, #ba0b98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-840bba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 11 186 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.32 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.01 #7bf445 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#840bba  rgb(132, 11, 186)  hsl(281, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#41ba0b  rgb(65, 186, 11)  hsl(101, 89%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#ba840b  rgb(186, 132, 11)  hsl(41, 89%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0bba84  rgb(11, 186, 132)  hsl(161, 89%, 39%)  Mint