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#851AC3

#851ac3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#851ac3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 10.2% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.79% cyan, 86.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 277.99°, with 76.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.0967

Complementary

  1. #851ac3
  2. #58c31a

Split complementary

  1. #851ac3
  2. #acc31a
  3. #1ac331

Analogous

  1. #311ac3
  2. #851ac3
  3. #c31aac

Triadic

  1. #851ac3
  2. #c3851a
  3. #1ac385

Tetradic

  1. #851ac3
  2. #c31a58
  3. #58c31a
  4. #1ac385

Square

  1. #851ac3
  2. #c3311a
  3. #58c31a
  4. #1aacc3

Monochromatic

  1. #29083c
  2. #57117f
  3. #851ac3
  4. #aa43e6
  5. #c987ef

Shades

#851ac3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #851ac3
  2. #7817b0
  3. #6a159c
  4. #5d1289
  5. #501075
  6. #430d62
  7. #350a4e
  8. #28083b
  9. #1b0527
  10. #0d0314
  11. #000000

Tints

#851ac3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #851ac3
  2. #9131c9
  3. #9d48cf
  4. #aa5fd5
  5. #b676db
  6. #c28de1
  7. #cea3e7
  8. #dabaed
  9. #e7d1f3
  10. #f3e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#851ac3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #851ac3
  2. #8524bc
  3. #842eb6
  4. #8439af
  5. #8343a8
  6. #834da2
  7. #82579b
  8. #826194
  9. #816c8d
  10. #817687
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d478f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a4c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4244c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e47c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f3d9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-851ac3 {
  color: #851ac3;
}
Background
.bg-851ac3 {
  background-color: #851ac3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-851ac3 {
  border: 2px solid #851ac3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #851ac3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 26 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-851ac3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #851ac3, #c31aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-851ac3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 26 195 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.79 #7ae53c Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#851ac3  rgb(133, 26, 195)  hsl(278, 76%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#58c31a  rgb(88, 195, 26)  hsl(98, 76%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#c3851a  rgb(195, 133, 26)  hsl(38, 76%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1ac385  rgb(26, 195, 133)  hsl(158, 76%, 43%)  Caribbean Green