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#980DBF

#980dbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#980dbf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 5.1% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.42% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.85°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #980dbf
  2. #34bf0d

Split complementary

  1. #980dbf
  2. #8dbf0d
  3. #0dbf3f

Analogous

  1. #3f0dbf
  2. #980dbf
  3. #bf0d8d

Triadic

  1. #980dbf
  2. #bf980d
  3. #0dbf98

Tetradic

  1. #980dbf
  2. #bf0d34
  3. #34bf0d
  4. #0dbf98

Square

  1. #980dbf
  2. #bf3f0d
  3. #34bf0d
  4. #0d8dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #260330
  2. #5f0877
  3. #980dbf
  4. #c428f0
  5. #d870f5

Shades

#980dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #980dbf
  2. #890cac
  3. #7a0a99
  4. #6a0986
  5. #5b0873
  6. #4c0760
  7. #3d054c
  8. #2e0439
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#980dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #980dbf
  2. #a225c5
  3. #ad3dcc
  4. #b756d2
  5. #c16ed9
  6. #cc86df
  7. #d69ee5
  8. #e0b6ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#980dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #980dbf
  2. #9619b9
  3. #9324b2
  4. #9130ac
  5. #8e3ba6
  6. #8c47a0
  7. #8a5299
  8. #875e93
  9. #85698d
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79498f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #954370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5643c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #963596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-980dbf {
  color: #980dbf;
}
Background
.bg-980dbf {
  background-color: #980dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-980dbf {
  border: 2px solid #980dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #980dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 13 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-980dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #980dbf, #bf0d8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-980dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 13 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.10 #67f240 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#980dbf  rgb(152, 13, 191)  hsl(287, 87%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#34bf0d  rgb(52, 191, 13)  hsl(107, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bf980d  rgb(191, 152, 13)  hsl(47, 87%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0dbf98  rgb(13, 191, 152)  hsl(167, 87%, 40%)  Mint