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#840CBC

#840cbc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#840cbc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 4.71% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.79% cyan, 93.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 88% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #840cbc
  2. #44bc0c

Split complementary

  1. #840cbc
  2. #9cbc0c
  3. #0cbc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0cbc
  2. #840cbc
  3. #bc0c9c

Triadic

  1. #840cbc
  2. #bc840c
  3. #0cbc84

Tetradic

  1. #840cbc
  2. #bc0c44
  3. #44bc0c
  4. #0cbc84

Square

  1. #840cbc
  2. #bc2c0c
  3. #44bc0c
  4. #0c9cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #1f032c
  2. #520774
  3. #840cbc
  4. #b024f1
  5. #ca6bf6

Shades

#840cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #840cbc
  2. #770ba9
  3. #6a0a96
  4. #5c0884
  5. #4f0771
  6. #42065e
  7. #35054b
  8. #280438
  9. #1a0226
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#840cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #840cbc
  2. #9024c3
  3. #9d3dc9
  4. #a955d0
  5. #b56dd7
  6. #c286de
  7. #ce9ee4
  8. #dab6eb
  9. #e6cef2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#840cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #840cbc
  2. #8418b6
  3. #8323b0
  4. #832faa
  5. #823aa4
  6. #82469e
  7. #825298
  8. #815d92
  9. #81698c
  10. #807486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 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 #0050c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b456e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e43ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-840cbc {
  color: #840cbc;
}
Background
.bg-840cbc {
  background-color: #840cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-840cbc {
  border: 2px solid #840cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #840cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 12 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-840cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #840cbc, #bc0c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-840cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 12 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.42 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.73 #7bf343 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#840cbc  rgb(132, 12, 188)  hsl(281, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#44bc0c  rgb(68, 188, 12)  hsl(101, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc840c  rgb(188, 132, 12)  hsl(41, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbc84  rgb(12, 188, 132)  hsl(161, 88%, 39%)  Mint