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#9012BB

#9012bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9012bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 7.06% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.99% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.73°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0995

Complementary

  1. #9012bb
  2. #3dbb12

Split complementary

  1. #9012bb
  2. #92bb12
  3. #12bb3b

Analogous

  1. #3b12bb
  2. #9012bb
  3. #bb1292

Triadic

  1. #9012bb
  2. #bb9012
  3. #12bb90

Tetradic

  1. #9012bb
  2. #bb123d
  3. #3dbb12
  4. #12bb90

Square

  1. #9012bb
  2. #bb3b12
  3. #3dbb12
  4. #1292bb

Monochromatic

  1. #25052f
  2. #5a0b75
  3. #9012bb
  4. #bb2feb
  5. #d274f2

Shades

#9012bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9012bb
  2. #8210a8
  3. #730e96
  4. #650d83
  5. #560b70
  6. #48095e
  7. #3a074b
  8. #2b0538
  9. #1d0425
  10. #0e0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9012bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9012bb
  2. #9b2ac2
  3. #a641c9
  4. #b159cf
  5. #bc71d6
  6. #c889dd
  7. #d3a0e4
  8. #deb8eb
  9. #e9d0f1
  10. #f4e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9012bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9012bb
  2. #8e1db5
  3. #8d28af
  4. #8b33a9
  5. #8a3ea3
  6. #88499e
  7. #865498
  8. #855f92
  9. #836a8c
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73468b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c446e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5042bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c49b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9012bb {
  color: #9012bb;
}
Background
.bg-9012bb {
  background-color: #9012bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9012bb {
  border: 2px solid #9012bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9012bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 18 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9012bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9012bb, #bb1292);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9012bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 18 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.51 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.95 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.77 #6fed44 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9012bb  rgb(144, 18, 187)  hsl(285, 82%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#3dbb12  rgb(61, 187, 18)  hsl(105, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#bb9012  rgb(187, 144, 18)  hsl(45, 82%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#12bb90  rgb(18, 187, 144)  hsl(165, 82%, 40%)  Mint