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#892CAE

#892cae ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#892cae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 17.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 282.92°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1018

Complementary

  1. #892cae
  2. #51ae2c

Split complementary

  1. #892cae
  2. #92ae2c
  3. #2cae48

Analogous

  1. #482cae
  2. #892cae
  3. #ae2c92

Triadic

  1. #892cae
  2. #ae892c
  3. #2cae89

Tetradic

  1. #892cae
  2. #ae2c51
  3. #51ae2c
  4. #2cae89

Square

  1. #892cae
  2. #ae482c
  3. #51ae2c
  4. #2c92ae

Monochromatic

  1. #290d34
  2. #591d71
  3. #892cae
  4. #af53d4
  5. #cb90e3

Shades

#892cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #892cae
  2. #7b289d
  3. #6e238b
  4. #601f7a
  5. #521a68
  6. #451657
  7. #371246
  8. #290d34
  9. #1b0923
  10. #0e0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#892cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #892cae
  2. #9541b6
  3. #a156be
  4. #ac6bc6
  5. #b880ce
  6. #c496d7
  7. #d0abdf
  8. #dcc0e7
  9. #e7d5ef
  10. #f3eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#892cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #892cae
  2. #8834a9
  3. #873da5
  4. #8645a0
  5. #854e9c
  6. #855697
  7. #845e92
  8. #83678e
  9. #826f89
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86496b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5348b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4dac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #873f8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-892cae {
  color: #892cae;
}
Background
.bg-892cae {
  background-color: #892cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-892cae {
  border: 2px solid #892cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #892cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-892cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #892cae, #ae2c92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-892cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.68 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.50 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.12 #76d351 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#892cae  rgb(137, 44, 174)  hsl(283, 60%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#51ae2c  rgb(81, 174, 44)  hsl(103, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#ae892c  rgb(174, 137, 44)  hsl(43, 60%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2cae89  rgb(44, 174, 137)  hsl(163, 60%, 43%)  Jungle Green