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#893EB2

#893eb2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#893eb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 24.31% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.03% cyan, 65.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 278.79°, with 48.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #893eb2
  2. #67b23e

Split complementary

  1. #893eb2
  2. #a1b23e
  3. #3eb24f

Analogous

  1. #4f3eb2
  2. #893eb2
  3. #b23ea1

Triadic

  1. #893eb2
  2. #b2893e
  3. #3eb289

Tetradic

  1. #893eb2
  2. #b23e67
  3. #67b23e
  4. #3eb289

Square

  1. #893eb2
  2. #b24f3e
  3. #67b23e
  4. #3ea1b2

Monochromatic

  1. #321641
  2. #5d2a79
  3. #893eb2
  4. #ac6fcd
  5. #cda8e1

Shades

#893eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #893eb2
  2. #7b38a0
  3. #6e328e
  4. #602b7d
  5. #52256b
  6. #451f59
  7. #371947
  8. #291335
  9. #1b0c24
  10. #0e0612
  11. #000000

Tints

#893eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #893eb2
  2. #9551ba
  3. #a165c1
  4. #ac78c9
  5. #b88bd1
  6. #c49fd9
  7. #d0b2e0
  8. #dcc5e8
  9. #e7d8f0
  10. #f3ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#893eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #893eb2
  2. #8845ad
  3. #874ba8
  4. #8652a3
  5. #85589e
  6. #855f99
  7. #846694
  8. #836c8f
  9. #82738a
  10. #817985
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #735589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005db6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3263af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #845572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5853b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6156b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #864d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-893eb2 {
  color: #893eb2;
}
Background
.bg-893eb2 {
  background-color: #893eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-893eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #893eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #893eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 62 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 48% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-893eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #893eb2, #b23ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-893eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 62 178 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.87 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.19 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.65 #76c14d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#893eb2  rgb(137, 62, 178)  hsl(279, 48%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#67b23e  rgb(103, 178, 62)  hsl(99, 48%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#b2893e  rgb(178, 137, 62)  hsl(39, 48%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3eb289  rgb(62, 178, 137)  hsl(159, 48%, 47%)  Mint