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#850DBF

#850dbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#850dbf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 5.1% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.37% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280.45°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0904

Complementary

  1. #850dbf
  2. #47bf0d

Split complementary

  1. #850dbf
  2. #a0bf0d
  3. #0dbf2c

Analogous

  1. #2c0dbf
  2. #850dbf
  3. #bf0da0

Triadic

  1. #850dbf
  2. #bf850d
  3. #0dbf85

Tetradic

  1. #850dbf
  2. #bf0d47
  3. #47bf0d
  4. #0dbf85

Square

  1. #850dbf
  2. #bf2c0d
  3. #47bf0d
  4. #0da0bf

Monochromatic

  1. #210330
  2. #530877
  3. #850dbf
  4. #af28f0
  5. #ca70f5

Shades

#850dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #850dbf
  2. #780cac
  3. #6a0a99
  4. #5d0986
  5. #500873
  6. #430760
  7. #35054c
  8. #280439
  9. #1b0326
  10. #0d0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#850dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #850dbf
  2. #9125c5
  3. #9d3dcc
  4. #aa56d2
  5. #b66ed9
  6. #c286df
  7. #ce9ee5
  8. #dab6ec
  9. #e7cff2
  10. #f3e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#850dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #850dbf
  2. #8519b9
  3. #8424b2
  4. #8430ac
  5. #833ba6
  6. #8347a0
  7. #825299
  8. #825e93
  9. #81698d
  10. #817586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b438c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c4770 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4240c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e44bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #803896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-850dbf {
  color: #850dbf;
}
Background
.bg-850dbf {
  background-color: #850dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-850dbf {
  border: 2px solid #850dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #850dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 13 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-850dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #850dbf, #bf0da0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-850dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 13 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.53 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.39 #7af240 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#850dbf  rgb(133, 13, 191)  hsl(280, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#47bf0d  rgb(71, 191, 13)  hsl(100, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bf850d  rgb(191, 133, 13)  hsl(40, 87%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0dbf85  rgb(13, 191, 133)  hsl(160, 87%, 40%)  Caribbean Green