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#850DBD

#850dbd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#850dbd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 5.1% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.63% cyan, 93.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 87.13% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0895

Complementary

  1. #850dbd
  2. #45bd0d

Split complementary

  1. #850dbd
  2. #9dbd0d
  3. #0dbd2d

Analogous

  1. #2d0dbd
  2. #850dbd
  3. #bd0d9d

Triadic

  1. #850dbd
  2. #bd850d
  3. #0dbd85

Tetradic

  1. #850dbd
  2. #bd0d45
  3. #45bd0d
  4. #0dbd85

Square

  1. #850dbd
  2. #bd2d0d
  3. #45bd0d
  4. #0d9dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #20032e
  2. #530875
  3. #850dbd
  4. #b026f0
  5. #ca6ef5

Shades

#850dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #850dbd
  2. #780caa
  3. #6a0a97
  4. #5d0984
  5. #500871
  6. #43075f
  7. #35054c
  8. #280439
  9. #1b0326
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#850dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #850dbd
  2. #9125c4
  3. #9d3dca
  4. #aa56d1
  5. #b66ed7
  6. #c286de
  7. #ce9ee5
  8. #dab6eb
  9. #e7cff2
  10. #f3e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#850dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #850dbd
  2. #8519b7
  3. #8424b1
  4. #8430ab
  5. #833ba5
  6. #83479f
  7. #825298
  8. #825e92
  9. #81698c
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b438b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c466f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #423fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f44bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-850dbd {
  color: #850dbd;
}
Background
.bg-850dbd {
  background-color: #850dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-850dbd {
  border: 2px solid #850dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #850dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 13 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-850dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #850dbd, #bd0d9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-850dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 13 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.53 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.64 #7af242 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#850dbd  rgb(133, 13, 189)  hsl(281, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#45bd0d  rgb(69, 189, 13)  hsl(101, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bd850d  rgb(189, 133, 13)  hsl(41, 87%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0dbd85  rgb(13, 189, 133)  hsl(161, 87%, 40%)  Mint