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#880FCB

#880fcb ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#880fcb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 5.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33% cyan, 92.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 86.24% saturation and 42.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0989

Complementary

  1. #880fcb
  2. #52cb0f

Split complementary

  1. #880fcb
  2. #b0cb0f
  3. #0fcb2a

Analogous

  1. #2a0fcb
  2. #880fcb
  3. #cb0fb0

Triadic

  1. #880fcb
  2. #cb880f
  3. #0fcb88

Tetradic

  1. #880fcb
  2. #cb0f52
  3. #52cb0f
  4. #0fcb88

Square

  1. #880fcb
  2. #cb2a0f
  3. #52cb0f
  4. #0fb0cb

Monochromatic

  1. #29043d
  2. #580a84
  3. #880fcb
  4. #ae36f0
  5. #cb7ef5

Shades

#880fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #880fcb
  2. #7a0eb7
  3. #6d0ca2
  4. #5f0b8e
  5. #52097a
  6. #440866
  7. #360651
  8. #29053d
  9. #1b0329
  10. #0e0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#880fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #880fcb
  2. #9427d0
  3. #a03fd5
  4. #ac57db
  5. #b86fe0
  6. #c487e5
  7. #cf9fea
  8. #dbb7ef
  9. #e7cff5
  10. #f3e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#880fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #880fcb
  2. #871ac4
  3. #8626bc
  4. #8631b5
  5. #853cad
  6. #8448a6
  7. #83539e
  8. #825e97
  9. #82698f
  10. #817588
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c4d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4043ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d47c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #813ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-880fcb {
  color: #880fcb;
}
Background
.bg-880fcb {
  background-color: #880fcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-880fcb {
  border: 2px solid #880fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #880fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 15 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-880fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #880fcb, #cb0fb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-880fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 15 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.33 #77f034 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#880fcb  rgb(136, 15, 203)  hsl(279, 86%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#52cb0f  rgb(82, 203, 15)  hsl(99, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cb880f  rgb(203, 136, 15)  hsl(39, 86%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0fcb88  rgb(15, 203, 136)  hsl(159, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green