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#844CD3

#844cd3 ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#844cd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 29.8% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.44% cyan, 63.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 264.89°, with 60.54% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #844cd3
  2. #9bd34c

Split complementary

  1. #844cd3
  2. #d3c74c
  3. #57d34c

Analogous

  1. #4c57d3
  2. #844cd3
  3. #c74cd3

Triadic

  1. #844cd3
  2. #d3844c
  3. #4cd384

Tetradic

  1. #844cd3
  2. #d34c9b
  3. #9bd34c
  4. #4cd384

Square

  1. #844cd3
  2. #d34c57
  3. #9bd34c
  4. #4cd3c7

Monochromatic

  1. #3c1a6c
  2. #5e2aa9
  3. #844cd3
  4. #ae89e2
  5. #d8c7f1

Shades

#844cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #844cd3
  2. #7744be
  3. #6a3da9
  4. #5c3594
  5. #4f2e7f
  6. #42266a
  7. #351e54
  8. #28173f
  9. #1a0f2a
  10. #0d0815
  11. #000000

Tints

#844cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #844cd3
  2. #905ed7
  3. #9d70dc
  4. #a982e0
  5. #b594e5
  6. #c2a6e9
  7. #ceb7ed
  8. #dac9f2
  9. #e6dbf6
  10. #f3edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#844cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #844cd3
  2. #8451cb
  3. #8356c2
  4. #835cba
  5. #8261b2
  6. #8266aa
  7. #826ba1
  8. #817099
  9. #817691
  10. #807b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7660a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f60d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a60ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-844cd3 {
  color: #844cd3;
}
Background
.bg-844cd3 {
  background-color: #844cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-844cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #844cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #844cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 76 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 61% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-844cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #844cd3, #c74cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-844cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 76 211 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.18 #7bb32c Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#844cd3  rgb(132, 76, 211)  hsl(265, 61%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#9bd34c  rgb(155, 211, 76)  hsl(85, 61%, 56%)  Yellow Green
#d3844c  rgb(211, 132, 76)  hsl(25, 61%, 56%)  Raw Sienna
#4cd384  rgb(76, 211, 132)  hsl(145, 61%, 56%)  Emerald