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#903CB6

#903cb6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#903cb6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 23.53% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.88% cyan, 67.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 281.31°, with 50.41% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1254

Complementary

  1. #903cb6
  2. #62b63c

Split complementary

  1. #903cb6
  2. #9fb63c
  3. #3cb653

Analogous

  1. #533cb6
  2. #903cb6
  3. #b63c9f

Triadic

  1. #903cb6
  2. #b6903c
  3. #3cb690

Tetradic

  1. #903cb6
  2. #b63c62
  3. #62b63c
  4. #3cb690

Square

  1. #903cb6
  2. #b6533c
  3. #62b63c
  4. #3c9fb6

Monochromatic

  1. #351643
  2. #62297c
  3. #903cb6
  4. #b16fd0
  5. #d0a9e2

Shades

#903cb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #903cb6
  2. #8236a4
  3. #733092
  4. #652a7f
  5. #56246d
  6. #481e5b
  7. #3a1849
  8. #2b1237
  9. #1d0c24
  10. #0e0612
  11. #000000

Tints

#903cb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #903cb6
  2. #9b50bd
  3. #a663c5
  4. #b177cc
  5. #bc8ad3
  6. #c89edb
  7. #d3b1e2
  8. #dec5e9
  9. #e9d8f0
  10. #f4ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#903cb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #903cb6
  2. #8e43b1
  3. #8d4aab
  4. #8b50a6
  5. #8a57a0
  6. #885e9b
  7. #866596
  8. #856c90
  9. #83728b
  10. #827985
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78568c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3465b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c5474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c53b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6658b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e4c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-903cb6 {
  color: #903cb6;
}
Background
.bg-903cb6 {
  background-color: #903cb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-903cb6 {
  border: 2px solid #903cb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #903cb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 60 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-903cb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #903cb6, #b63c9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-903cb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 60 182 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.82 #6fc349 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#903cb6  rgb(144, 60, 182)  hsl(281, 50%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#62b63c  rgb(98, 182, 60)  hsl(101, 50%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#b6903c  rgb(182, 144, 60)  hsl(41, 50%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3cb690  rgb(60, 182, 144)  hsl(161, 50%, 47%)  Mint