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#901FBD

#901fbd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.81% cyan, 83.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.91°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #901fbd
  2. #4cbd1f

Split complementary

  1. #901fbd
  2. #9bbd1f
  3. #1fbd41

Analogous

  1. #411fbd
  2. #901fbd
  3. #bd1f9b

Triadic

  1. #901fbd
  2. #bd901f
  3. #1fbd90

Tetradic

  1. #901fbd
  2. #bd1f4c
  3. #4cbd1f
  4. #1fbd90

Square

  1. #901fbd
  2. #bd411f
  3. #4cbd1f
  4. #1f9bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #2c093a
  2. #5e147b
  3. #901fbd
  4. #b548e1
  5. #d089ec

Shades

#901fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901fbd
  2. #821caa
  3. #731997
  4. #651684
  5. #561371
  6. #48105f
  7. #3a0c4c
  8. #2b0939
  9. #1d0626
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#901fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901fbd
  2. #9b35c4
  3. #a64cca
  4. #b162d1
  5. #bc79d7
  6. #c88fde
  7. #d3a5e5
  8. #debceb
  9. #e9d2f2
  10. #f4e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901fbd
  2. #8e29b7
  3. #8d32b1
  4. #8b3cab
  5. #8a46a5
  6. #88509f
  7. #865998
  8. #856392
  9. #836d8c
  10. #827686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #744a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b4971 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5146bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901fbd {
  color: #901fbd;
}
Background
.bg-901fbd {
  background-color: #901fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901fbd {
  border: 2px solid #901fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 31 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901fbd, #bd1f9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 31 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.85 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.39 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.51 #6fe042 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901fbd  rgb(144, 31, 189)  hsl(283, 72%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#4cbd1f  rgb(76, 189, 31)  hsl(103, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#bd901f  rgb(189, 144, 31)  hsl(43, 72%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1fbd90  rgb(31, 189, 144)  hsl(163, 72%, 43%)  Mint