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#840BBC

#840bbc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#840bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.79% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.02°, with 88.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0878

Complementary

  1. #840bbc
  2. #43bc0b

Split complementary

  1. #840bbc
  2. #9bbc0b
  3. #0bbc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0bbc
  2. #840bbc
  3. #bc0b9b

Triadic

  1. #840bbc
  2. #bc840b
  3. #0bbc84

Tetradic

  1. #840bbc
  2. #bc0b43
  3. #43bc0b
  4. #0bbc84

Square

  1. #840bbc
  2. #bc2c0b
  3. #43bc0b
  4. #0b9bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #1f032b
  2. #510774
  3. #840bbc
  4. #b021f2
  5. #ca6af6

Shades

#840bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #840bbc
  2. #770aa9
  3. #6a0996
  4. #5c0884
  5. #4f0771
  6. #42065e
  7. #35044b
  8. #280338
  9. #1a0226
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#840bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #840bbc
  2. #9023c3
  3. #9d3cc9
  4. #a954d0
  5. #b56dd7
  6. #c285de
  7. #ce9de4
  8. #dab6eb
  9. #e6cef2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#840bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #840bbc
  2. #8417b6
  3. #8322b0
  4. #832eaa
  5. #823aa4
  6. #82469e
  7. #825198
  8. #815d92
  9. #81698c
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a428a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b456e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e43ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-840bbc {
  color: #840bbc;
}
Background
.bg-840bbc {
  background-color: #840bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-840bbc {
  border: 2px solid #840bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #840bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 11 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-840bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #840bbc, #bc0b9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-840bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 11 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.13 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.73 #7bf443 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#840bbc  rgb(132, 11, 188)  hsl(281, 89%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#43bc0b  rgb(67, 188, 11)  hsl(101, 89%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc840b  rgb(188, 132, 11)  hsl(41, 89%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0bbc84  rgb(11, 188, 132)  hsl(161, 89%, 39%)  Mint