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#8949CF

#8949cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#8949cf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 28.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.82% cyan, 64.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 268.66°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #8949cf
  2. #8fcf49

Split complementary

  1. #8949cf
  2. #cfcc49
  3. #4ccf49

Analogous

  1. #494ccf
  2. #8949cf
  3. #cc49cf

Triadic

  1. #8949cf
  2. #cf8949
  3. #49cf89

Tetradic

  1. #8949cf
  2. #cf498f
  3. #8fcf49
  4. #49cf89

Square

  1. #8949cf
  2. #cf494c
  3. #8fcf49
  4. #49cfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1b64
  2. #632aa1
  3. #8949cf
  4. #b086df
  5. #d7c2ef

Shades

#8949cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8949cf
  2. #7b42ba
  3. #6e3aa6
  4. #603391
  5. #522c7c
  6. #452568
  7. #371d53
  8. #29163e
  9. #1b0f29
  10. #0e0715
  11. #000000

Tints

#8949cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8949cf
  2. #955bd4
  3. #a16dd9
  4. #ac80dd
  5. #b892e2
  6. #c4a4e7
  7. #d0b6ec
  8. #dcc8f1
  9. #e7dbf5
  10. #f3edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8949cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8949cf
  2. #884fc7
  3. #8754bf
  4. #865ab7
  5. #855faf
  6. #8565a8
  7. #846aa0
  8. #837098
  9. #827590
  10. #817b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #146acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b6786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #545ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b5fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #815ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8949cf {
  color: #8949cf;
}
Background
.bg-8949cf {
  background-color: #8949cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8949cf {
  border: 2px solid #8949cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8949cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 73 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8949cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8949cf, #cc49cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8949cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 73 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.72 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.64 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.85 #76b630 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#8949cf  rgb(137, 73, 207)  hsl(269, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#8fcf49  rgb(143, 207, 73)  hsl(89, 58%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#cf8949  rgb(207, 137, 73)  hsl(29, 58%, 55%)  Peru
#49cf89  rgb(73, 207, 137)  hsl(149, 58%, 55%)  Emerald