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#901FBF

#901fbf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#901fbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.61% cyan, 83.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.38°, with 72.07% 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 2.81.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1067

Complementary

  1. #901fbf
  2. #4ebf1f

Split complementary

  1. #901fbf
  2. #9ebf1f
  3. #1fbf40

Analogous

  1. #401fbf
  2. #901fbf
  3. #bf1f9e

Triadic

  1. #901fbf
  2. #bf901f
  3. #1fbf90

Tetradic

  1. #901fbf
  2. #bf1f4e
  3. #4ebf1f
  4. #1fbf90

Square

  1. #901fbf
  2. #bf401f
  3. #4ebf1f
  4. #1f9ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0a3b
  2. #5e147d
  3. #901fbf
  4. #b549e1
  5. #d08bec

Shades

#901fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #901fbf
  2. #821cac
  3. #731999
  4. #651686
  5. #561373
  6. #481060
  7. #3a0c4c
  8. #2b0939
  9. #1d0626
  10. #0e0313
  11. #000000

Tints

#901fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #901fbf
  2. #9b35c5
  3. #a64ccc
  4. #b162d2
  5. #bc79d9
  6. #c88fdf
  7. #d3a5e5
  8. #debcec
  9. #e9d2f2
  10. #f4e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#901fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #901fbf
  2. #8e29b9
  3. #8d32b2
  4. #8b3cac
  5. #8a46a6
  6. #8850a0
  7. #865999
  8. #856393
  9. #836d8d
  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 #744b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a4a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5146c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d4cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d3d97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-901fbf {
  color: #901fbf;
}
Background
.bg-901fbf {
  background-color: #901fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-901fbf {
  border: 2px solid #901fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #901fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 31 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-901fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #901fbf, #bf1f9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-901fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 31 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.51 #6fe040 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#901fbf  rgb(144, 31, 191)  hsl(282, 72%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4ebf1f  rgb(78, 191, 31)  hsl(102, 72%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bf901f  rgb(191, 144, 31)  hsl(42, 72%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1fbf90  rgb(31, 191, 144)  hsl(162, 72%, 44%)  Mint