#840bdf

Color #840bdf

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 7.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#840bdf

RGB

rgb(132, 11, 223)

HSL

hsl(274.2, 90.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.2, 95.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 95.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(38.68, 75.68, -78.84)

LCH

lch(38.68, 109.28, 313.83)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.264, 301.29)

HWB

hwb(274.2, 4.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66df0b

Analogous

#1a0bdf

#840bdf

#df0bd0

Triadic

#840bdf

#df840b

#0bdf84

Split-complementary

#840bdf

#d0df0b

#0bdf1a

Tetradic

#840bdf

#df0b66

#66df0b

#0bdf84

Square

#840bdf

#df1a0b

#66df0b

#0bd0df

Shades

Color #840bdf mixed toward black.

#6e09ba

#580795

#420670

#2c044a

#160225

Tints

Color #840bdf mixed toward white.

#9b24f4

#af50f6

#c37cf9

#d7a7fb

#ebd3fd

Tones

Color #840bdf mixed toward gray.

#811dcd

#7f2ebc

#7c40aa

#7a5298

#786387

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6665c5 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#6a70be · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#81ada7 · ΔE 43.2

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 31.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #840bdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#840bdf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#840bdf (#840bdf) is rgb(132, 11, 223) in RGB.

No, #840bdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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