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#8909CD

#8909cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#8909cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 279.18°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0992

Complementary

  1. #8909cd
  2. #4dcd09

Split complementary

  1. #8909cd
  2. #afcd09
  3. #09cd27

Analogous

  1. #2709cd
  2. #8909cd
  3. #cd09af

Triadic

  1. #8909cd
  2. #cd8909
  3. #09cd89

Tetradic

  1. #8909cd
  2. #cd094d
  3. #4dcd09
  4. #09cd89

Square

  1. #8909cd
  2. #cd2709
  3. #4dcd09
  4. #09afcd

Monochromatic

  1. #27033a
  2. #580684
  3. #8909cd
  4. #b02df6
  5. #cc76f9

Shades

#8909cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8909cd
  2. #7b08b9
  3. #6e07a4
  4. #600690
  5. #52057b
  6. #450567
  7. #370452
  8. #29033e
  9. #1b0229
  10. #0e0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#8909cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8909cd
  2. #9522d2
  3. #a13ad7
  4. #ac53dc
  5. #b86be1
  6. #c484e6
  7. #d09deb
  8. #dcb5f0
  9. #e7cef5
  10. #f3e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8909cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8909cd
  2. #8815c5
  3. #8721be
  4. #862db6
  5. #8539ae
  6. #8545a7
  7. #84509f
  8. #835c97
  9. #82688f
  10. #817488
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d4c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f43d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c46cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #823ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8909cd {
  color: #8909cd;
}
Background
.bg-8909cd {
  background-color: #8909cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8909cd {
  border: 2px solid #8909cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8909cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8909cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8909cd, #cd09af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8909cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.54 #76f632 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#8909cd  rgb(137, 9, 205)  hsl(279, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#4dcd09  rgb(77, 205, 9)  hsl(99, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd8909  rgb(205, 137, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#09cd89  rgb(9, 205, 137)  hsl(159, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green