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#901EC0

#901ec0 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901ec0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 11.76% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 84.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 72.97% saturation and 43.53% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #901ec0
  2. #4ec01e

Split complementary

  1. #901ec0
  2. #9fc01e
  3. #1ec03f

Analogous

  1. #3f1ec0
  2. #901ec0
  3. #c01e9f

Triadic

  1. #901ec0
  2. #c0901e
  3. #1ec090

Tetradic

  1. #901ec0
  2. #c01e4e
  3. #4ec01e
  4. #1ec090

Square

  1. #901ec0
  2. #c03f1e
  3. #4ec01e
  4. #1e9fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #2d093c
  2. #5e147e
  3. #901ec0
  4. #b548e2
  5. #d08aed

Shades

#901ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901ec0
  2. #821bad
  3. #73189a
  4. #651586
  5. #561273
  6. #480f60
  7. #3a0c4d
  8. #2b093a
  9. #1d0626
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#901ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901ec0
  2. #9b35c6
  3. #a64bcd
  4. #b162d3
  5. #bc78d9
  6. #c88fe0
  7. #d3a5e6
  8. #debcec
  9. #e9d2f2
  10. #f4e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901ec0
  2. #8e28ba
  3. #8d32b3
  4. #8b3bad
  5. #8a45a6
  6. #884fa0
  7. #86599a
  8. #856393
  9. #836c8d
  10. #827686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a4a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5046c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3d98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901ec0 {
  color: #901ec0;
}
Background
.bg-901ec0 {
  background-color: #901ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #901ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 30 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901ec0, #c01e9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 30 192 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.23 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.57 #6fe13f Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901ec0  rgb(144, 30, 192)  hsl(282, 73%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4ec01e  rgb(78, 192, 30)  hsl(102, 73%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#c0901e  rgb(192, 144, 30)  hsl(42, 73%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1ec090  rgb(30, 192, 144)  hsl(162, 73%, 44%)  Caribbean Green