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#803CB2

#803cb2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#803cb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.53% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.09% cyan, 66.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 274.58°, with 49.58% saturation and 46.67% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #803cb2
  2. #6eb23c

Split complementary

  1. #803cb2
  2. #a9b23c
  3. #3cb245

Analogous

  1. #453cb2
  2. #803cb2
  3. #b23ca9

Triadic

  1. #803cb2
  2. #b2803c
  3. #3cb280

Tetradic

  1. #803cb2
  2. #b23c6e
  3. #6eb23c
  4. #3cb280

Square

  1. #803cb2
  2. #b2453c
  3. #6eb23c
  4. #3ca9b2

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1540
  2. #572979
  3. #803cb2
  4. #a56dce
  5. #c8a6e1

Shades

#803cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #803cb2
  2. #7336a0
  3. #66308e
  4. #5a2a7d
  5. #4d246b
  6. #401e59
  7. #331847
  8. #261235
  9. #1a0c24
  10. #0d0612
  11. #000000

Tints

#803cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #803cb2
  2. #8d50ba
  3. #9963c1
  4. #a677c9
  5. #b38ad1
  6. #c09ed9
  7. #ccb1e0
  8. #d9c5e8
  9. #e6d8f0
  10. #f2ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#803cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #803cb2
  2. #8043ad
  3. #804aa8
  4. #8050a3
  5. #80579e
  6. #805e99
  7. #806594
  8. #806c8f
  9. #80728a
  10. #807985
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d5288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235eaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #785572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5050b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5752b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b4c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-803cb2 {
  color: #803cb2;
}
Background
.bg-803cb2 {
  background-color: #803cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-803cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #803cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #803cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 60 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-803cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #803cb2, #b23ca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-803cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 60 178 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.25 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.69 #7fc34d Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#803cb2  rgb(128, 60, 178)  hsl(275, 50%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#6eb23c  rgb(110, 178, 60)  hsl(95, 50%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#b2803c  rgb(178, 128, 60)  hsl(35, 50%, 47%)  Copper
#3cb280  rgb(60, 178, 128)  hsl(155, 50%, 47%)  Mint