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#842EAA

#842eaa ≈ Purple Heart

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#842eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 18.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.35% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 281.61°, with 57.41% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359c), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.0976

Complementary

  1. #842eaa
  2. #54aa2e

Split complementary

  1. #842eaa
  2. #92aa2e
  3. #2eaa46

Analogous

  1. #462eaa
  2. #842eaa
  3. #aa2e92

Triadic

  1. #842eaa
  2. #aa842e
  3. #2eaa84

Tetradic

  1. #842eaa
  2. #aa2e54
  3. #54aa2e
  4. #2eaa84

Square

  1. #842eaa
  2. #aa462e
  3. #54aa2e
  4. #2e92aa

Monochromatic

  1. #260d32
  2. #551e6e
  3. #842eaa
  4. #aa54d1
  5. #c890e1

Shades

#842eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #842eaa
  2. #772999
  3. #6a2588
  4. #5c2077
  5. #4f1c66
  6. #421755
  7. #351244
  8. #280e33
  9. #1a0922
  10. #0d0511
  11. #000000

Tints

#842eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #842eaa
  2. #9043b3
  3. #9d58bb
  4. #a96dc4
  5. #b582cc
  6. #c297d5
  7. #ceabdd
  8. #dac0e6
  9. #e6d5ee
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#842eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #842eaa
  2. #8436a6
  3. #833ea2
  4. #83479d
  5. #824f99
  6. #825795
  7. #825f91
  8. #81678d
  9. #817088
  10. #807884
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235aa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804969 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5047ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a4ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #824088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-842eaa {
  color: #842eaa;
}
Background
.bg-842eaa {
  background-color: #842eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-842eaa {
  border: 2px solid #842eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #842eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 46 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-842eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #842eaa, #aa2e92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-842eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 46 170 / 0.35);
}

#69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.10 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.15 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.14 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.28 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.97 #7bd155 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Purple Heart
#842eaa  rgb(132, 46, 170)  hsl(282, 57%, 42%)  Purple Heart
#54aa2e  rgb(84, 170, 46)  hsl(102, 57%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aa842e  rgb(170, 132, 46)  hsl(42, 57%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2eaa84  rgb(46, 170, 132)  hsl(162, 57%, 42%)  Jungle Green