Exploring the Color #B840C6

#B840C6 sits at 294° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 54% saturation and 51% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 184, 64, 198 produces a 4.59:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #B840C6 is a clear variant of CSS blue-violet — about 58 units away from #8A2BE2. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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