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#892EB4

#892eb4 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#892eb4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 18.04% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.89% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 280.75°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1057

Complementary

  1. #892eb4
  2. #59b42e

Split complementary

  1. #892eb4
  2. #9cb42e
  3. #2eb446

Analogous

  1. #462eb4
  2. #892eb4
  3. #b42e9c

Triadic

  1. #892eb4
  2. #b4892e
  3. #2eb489

Tetradic

  1. #892eb4
  2. #b42e59
  3. #59b42e
  4. #2eb489

Square

  1. #892eb4
  2. #b4462e
  3. #59b42e
  4. #2e9cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0f3a
  2. #5b1e77
  3. #892eb4
  4. #ad5ad5
  5. #cb97e4

Shades

#892eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #892eb4
  2. #7b29a2
  3. #6e2590
  4. #60207e
  5. #521c6c
  6. #45175a
  7. #371248
  8. #290e36
  9. #1b0924
  10. #0e0512
  11. #000000

Tints

#892eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #892eb4
  2. #9543bc
  3. #a158c3
  4. #ac6dcb
  5. #b882d2
  6. #c497da
  7. #d0abe1
  8. #dcc0e9
  9. #e7d5f0
  10. #f3eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#892eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #892eb4
  2. #8836af
  3. #873eaa
  4. #8647a4
  5. #854f9f
  6. #85579a
  7. #845f95
  8. #836790
  9. #82708a
  10. #817885
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #704d88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c5db1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #844c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524ab6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #864290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-892eb4 {
  color: #892eb4;
}
Background
.bg-892eb4 {
  background-color: #892eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-892eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #892eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #892eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 46 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-892eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #892eb4, #b42e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-892eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 46 180 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.94 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.28 #76d14b Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#892eb4  rgb(137, 46, 180)  hsl(281, 59%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#59b42e  rgb(89, 180, 46)  hsl(101, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#b4892e  rgb(180, 137, 46)  hsl(41, 59%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2eb489  rgb(46, 180, 137)  hsl(161, 59%, 44%)  Mint