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#901CD0

#901cd0 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901cd0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 10.98% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 86.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 278.67°, with 76.27% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1131

Complementary

  1. #901cd0
  2. #5cd01c

Split complementary

  1. #901cd0
  2. #b6d01c
  3. #1cd036

Analogous

  1. #361cd0
  2. #901cd0
  3. #d01cb6

Triadic

  1. #901cd0
  2. #d0901c
  3. #1cd090

Tetradic

  1. #901cd0
  2. #d01c5c
  3. #5cd01c
  4. #1cd090

Square

  1. #901cd0
  2. #d0361c
  3. #5cd01c
  4. #1cb6d0

Monochromatic

  1. #330a49
  2. #61138d
  3. #901cd0
  4. #b251e8
  5. #d094f1

Shades

#901cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901cd0
  2. #8219bb
  3. #7316a6
  4. #651492
  5. #56117d
  6. #480e68
  7. #3a0b53
  8. #2b083e
  9. #1d062a
  10. #0e0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#901cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901cd0
  2. #9b33d5
  3. #a649d9
  4. #b160de
  5. #bc77e3
  6. #c88ee8
  7. #d3a4ec
  8. #debbf1
  9. #e9d2f6
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901cd0
  2. #8e26c8
  3. #8d30c0
  4. #8b3ab8
  5. #8a44b0
  6. #884ea8
  7. #8658a0
  8. #856298
  9. #836c90
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #754c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86517c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4949d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #564dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a42a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901cd0 {
  color: #901cd0;
}
Background
.bg-901cd0 {
  background-color: #901cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #901cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 28 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901cd0, #d01cb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 28 208 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.23 #6fe32f Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901cd0  rgb(144, 28, 208)  hsl(279, 76%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#5cd01c  rgb(92, 208, 28)  hsl(99, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d0901c  rgb(208, 144, 28)  hsl(39, 76%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1cd090  rgb(28, 208, 144)  hsl(159, 76%, 46%)  Caribbean Green