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#900CBC

#900cbc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#900cbc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 4.71% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 93.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #900cbc
  2. #38bc0c

Split complementary

  1. #900cbc
  2. #90bc0c
  3. #0cbc38

Analogous

  1. #380cbc
  2. #900cbc
  3. #bc0c90

Triadic

  1. #900cbc
  2. #bc900c
  3. #0cbc90

Tetradic

  1. #900cbc
  2. #bc0c38
  3. #38bc0c
  4. #0cbc90

Square

  1. #900cbc
  2. #bc380c
  3. #38bc0c
  4. #0c90bc

Monochromatic

  1. #22032c
  2. #590774
  3. #900cbc
  4. #be24f1
  5. #d36bf6

Shades

#900cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #900cbc
  2. #820ba9
  3. #730a96
  4. #650884
  5. #560771
  6. #48065e
  7. #3a054b
  8. #2b0438
  9. #1d0226
  10. #0e0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#900cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #900cbc
  2. #9b24c3
  3. #a63dc9
  4. #b155d0
  5. #bc6dd7
  6. #c886de
  7. #d39ee4
  8. #deb6eb
  9. #e9cef2
  10. #f4e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#900cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #900cbc
  2. #8e18b6
  3. #8d23b0
  4. #8b2faa
  5. #8a3aa4
  6. #88469e
  7. #865298
  8. #855d92
  9. #83698c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73468b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b436e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f41be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c48ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-900cbc {
  color: #900cbc;
}
Background
.bg-900cbc {
  background-color: #900cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-900cbc {
  border: 2px solid #900cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #900cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 12 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-900cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #900cbc, #bc0c90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-900cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 12 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.54 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.52 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.69 #6ff343 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#900cbc  rgb(144, 12, 188)  hsl(285, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#38bc0c  rgb(56, 188, 12)  hsl(105, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc900c  rgb(188, 144, 12)  hsl(45, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbc90  rgb(12, 188, 144)  hsl(165, 88%, 39%)  Mint