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#844CDC

#844cdc ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#844cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 263.33°, with 67.29% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #844cdc
  2. #a4dc4c

Split complementary

  1. #844cdc
  2. #dccc4c
  3. #5cdc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c5cdc
  2. #844cdc
  3. #cc4cdc

Triadic

  1. #844cdc
  2. #dc844c
  3. #4cdc84

Tetradic

  1. #844cdc
  2. #dc4ca4
  3. #a4dc4c
  4. #4cdc84

Square

  1. #844cdc
  2. #dc4c5c
  3. #a4dc4c
  4. #4cdccc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d1778
  2. #5d24b8
  3. #844cdc
  4. #b08ce9
  5. #dcccf5

Shades

#844cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #844cdc
  2. #7744c6
  3. #6a3db0
  4. #5c359a
  5. #4f2e84
  6. #42266e
  7. #351e58
  8. #281742
  9. #1a0f2c
  10. #0d0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#844cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #844cdc
  2. #905ee0
  3. #9d70e3
  4. #a982e7
  5. #b594ea
  6. #c2a6ee
  7. #ceb7f1
  8. #dac9f5
  9. #e6dbf8
  10. #f3edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#844cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #844cdc
  2. #8451d3
  3. #8356ca
  4. #835cc0
  5. #8261b7
  6. #8266ae
  7. #826ba5
  8. #81709c
  9. #817692
  10. #807b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7761a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e6e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b62df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5160da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7762b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-844cdc {
  color: #844cdc;
}
Background
.bg-844cdc {
  background-color: #844cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-844cdc {
  border: 2px solid #844cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #844cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-844cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #844cdc, #cc4cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-844cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.06 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.80 #7bb323 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#844cdc  rgb(132, 76, 220)  hsl(263, 67%, 58%)  Blue Violet
#a4dc4c  rgb(164, 220, 76)  hsl(83, 67%, 58%)  Inchworm
#dc844c  rgb(220, 132, 76)  hsl(23, 67%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#4cdc84  rgb(76, 220, 132)  hsl(143, 67%, 58%)  Emerald