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#901FBC

#901fbc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901fbc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 12.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.4% cyan, 83.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 283.18°, with 71.69% saturation and 42.94% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1054

Complementary

  1. #901fbc
  2. #4bbc1f

Split complementary

  1. #901fbc
  2. #9abc1f
  3. #1fbc41

Analogous

  1. #411fbc
  2. #901fbc
  3. #bc1f9a

Triadic

  1. #901fbc
  2. #bc901f
  3. #1fbc90

Tetradic

  1. #901fbc
  2. #bc1f4b
  3. #4bbc1f
  4. #1fbc90

Square

  1. #901fbc
  2. #bc411f
  3. #4bbc1f
  4. #1f9abc

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0939
  2. #5e147a
  3. #901fbc
  4. #b647e1
  5. #d089eb

Shades

#901fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901fbc
  2. #821ca9
  3. #731996
  4. #651684
  5. #561371
  6. #48105e
  7. #3a0c4b
  8. #2b0938
  9. #1d0626
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#901fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901fbc
  2. #9b35c3
  3. #a64cc9
  4. #b162d0
  5. #bc79d7
  6. #c88fde
  7. #d3a5e4
  8. #debceb
  9. #e9d2f2
  10. #f4e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901fbc
  2. #8e29b6
  3. #8d32b0
  4. #8b3caa
  5. #8a46a4
  6. #88509e
  7. #865998
  8. #856392
  9. #836d8c
  10. #827686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b4871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5246be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3c95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901fbc {
  color: #901fbc;
}
Background
.bg-901fbc {
  background-color: #901fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901fbc {
  border: 2px solid #901fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 31 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901fbc, #bc1f9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 31 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.93 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.34 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.48 #6fe043 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901fbc  rgb(144, 31, 188)  hsl(283, 72%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#4bbc1f  rgb(75, 188, 31)  hsl(103, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#bc901f  rgb(188, 144, 31)  hsl(43, 72%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1fbc90  rgb(31, 188, 144)  hsl(163, 72%, 43%)  Mint