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#880BBF

#880bbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#880bbf is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 4.31% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.8% cyan, 94.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.67°, with 89.11% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0924

Complementary

  1. #880bbf
  2. #42bf0b

Split complementary

  1. #880bbf
  2. #9cbf0b
  3. #0bbf2e

Analogous

  1. #2e0bbf
  2. #880bbf
  3. #bf0b9c

Triadic

  1. #880bbf
  2. #bf880b
  3. #0bbf88

Tetradic

  1. #880bbf
  2. #bf0b42
  3. #42bf0b
  4. #0bbf88

Square

  1. #880bbf
  2. #bf2e0b
  3. #42bf0b
  4. #0b9cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #21032e
  2. #550777
  3. #880bbf
  4. #b324f2
  5. #cc6cf7

Shades

#880bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #880bbf
  2. #7a0aac
  3. #6d0999
  4. #5f0886
  5. #520773
  6. #440660
  7. #36044c
  8. #290339
  9. #1b0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#880bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #880bbf
  2. #9423c5
  3. #a03ccc
  4. #ac54d2
  5. #b86dd9
  6. #c485df
  7. #cf9de5
  8. #dbb6ec
  9. #e7cef2
  10. #f3e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#880bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #880bbf
  2. #8717b9
  3. #8622b2
  4. #862eac
  5. #853aa6
  6. #8446a0
  7. #835199
  8. #825d93
  9. #82698d
  10. #817486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d438c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #804670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4540c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5145bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #833796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-880bbf {
  color: #880bbf;
}
Background
.bg-880bbf {
  background-color: #880bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-880bbf {
  border: 2px solid #880bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #880bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 11 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-880bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #880bbf, #bf0b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-880bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 11 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.57 #77f440 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#880bbf  rgb(136, 11, 191)  hsl(282, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#42bf0b  rgb(66, 191, 11)  hsl(102, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bf880b  rgb(191, 136, 11)  hsl(42, 89%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0bbf88  rgb(11, 191, 136)  hsl(162, 89%, 40%)  Caribbean Green