#840ED8 Color

#840ED8 is rgb(132, 14, 216) in RGB and hsl(275, 88%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkViolet. White text is most readable on this background.

#840ED8

HEX#840ED8

RGBrgb(132, 14, 216)

HSLhsl(275, 88%, 45%)

HSVhsv(275, 94%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.257 302.8)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 94%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #840ED8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #840ED8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#840ED8 Complementary#62D80E Analogous#1F0ED8 Analogous#D80EC7 Triadic#D8840E Triadic#0ED884

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #840ED8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#991EF1 #A83FF3 #B966F5 #C987F7 #DAAEFA #E9CFFC

Shades

#720CBB #600A9E #4F0881 #400769 #2F054D #1D0330

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