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#901BD3

#901bd3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901bd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 10.59% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.75% cyan, 87.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 278.15°, with 77.31% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1142

Complementary

  1. #901bd3
  2. #5ed31b

Split complementary

  1. #901bd3
  2. #bad31b
  3. #1bd334

Analogous

  1. #341bd3
  2. #901bd3
  3. #d31bba

Triadic

  1. #901bd3
  2. #d3901b
  3. #1bd390

Tetradic

  1. #901bd3
  2. #d31b5e
  3. #5ed31b
  4. #1bd390

Square

  1. #901bd3
  2. #d3341b
  3. #5ed31b
  4. #1bbad3

Monochromatic

  1. #330a4b
  2. #62128f
  3. #901bd3
  4. #b252e9
  5. #d096f2

Shades

#901bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901bd3
  2. #8218be
  3. #7316a9
  4. #651394
  5. #56107f
  6. #480e6a
  7. #3a0b54
  8. #2b083f
  9. #1d052a
  10. #0e0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#901bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901bd3
  2. #9b32d7
  3. #a649dc
  4. #b15fe0
  5. #bc76e5
  6. #c88de9
  7. #d3a4ed
  8. #debbf2
  9. #e9d1f6
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901bd3
  2. #8e25cb
  3. #8d2fc2
  4. #8b39ba
  5. #8a43b2
  6. #884eaa
  7. #8658a1
  8. #856299
  9. #836c91
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85527e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4749d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #544dd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8942a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901bd3 {
  color: #901bd3;
}
Background
.bg-901bd3 {
  background-color: #901bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #901bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 27 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901bd3, #d31bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 27 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.11 #6fe42c Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901bd3  rgb(144, 27, 211)  hsl(278, 77%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#5ed31b  rgb(94, 211, 27)  hsl(98, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d3901b  rgb(211, 144, 27)  hsl(38, 77%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1bd390  rgb(27, 211, 144)  hsl(158, 77%, 47%)  Caribbean Green