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#9012CD

#9012cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9012cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.76% cyan, 91.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 280.43°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1077

Complementary

  1. #9012cd
  2. #4fcd12

Split complementary

  1. #9012cd
  2. #adcd12
  3. #12cd33

Analogous

  1. #3312cd
  2. #9012cd
  3. #cd12ad

Triadic

  1. #9012cd
  2. #cd9012
  3. #12cd90

Tetradic

  1. #9012cd
  2. #cd124f
  3. #4fcd12
  4. #12cd90

Square

  1. #9012cd
  2. #cd3312
  3. #4fcd12
  4. #12adcd

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0640
  2. #5f0c87
  3. #9012cd
  4. #b43eee
  5. #d084f4

Shades

#9012cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9012cd
  2. #8210b9
  3. #730ea4
  4. #650d90
  5. #560b7b
  6. #480967
  7. #3a0752
  8. #2b053e
  9. #1d0429
  10. #0e0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#9012cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9012cd
  2. #9b2ad2
  3. #a641d7
  4. #b159dc
  5. #bc71e1
  6. #c889e6
  7. #d3a0eb
  8. #deb8f0
  9. #e9d0f5
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9012cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9012cd
  2. #8e1dc5
  3. #8d28be
  4. #8b33b6
  5. #8a3eae
  6. #8849a7
  7. #86549f
  8. #855f97
  9. #836a8f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #874d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4946d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #564acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a3da1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9012cd {
  color: #9012cd;
}
Background
.bg-9012cd {
  background-color: #9012cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9012cd {
  border: 2px solid #9012cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9012cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 18 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9012cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9012cd, #cd12ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9012cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 18 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.52 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.04 #6fed32 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9012cd  rgb(144, 18, 205)  hsl(280, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4fcd12  rgb(79, 205, 18)  hsl(100, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cd9012  rgb(205, 144, 18)  hsl(40, 84%, 44%)  Gamboge
#12cd90  rgb(18, 205, 144)  hsl(160, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green