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#903EBE

#903ebe ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#903ebe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 24.31% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.21% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 278.44°, with 50.79% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #903ebe
  2. #6cbe3e

Split complementary

  1. #903ebe
  2. #acbe3e
  3. #3ebe50

Analogous

  1. #503ebe
  2. #903ebe
  3. #be3eac

Triadic

  1. #903ebe
  2. #be903e
  3. #3ebe90

Tetradic

  1. #903ebe
  2. #be3e6c
  3. #6cbe3e
  4. #3ebe90

Square

  1. #903ebe
  2. #be503e
  3. #6cbe3e
  4. #3eacbe

Monochromatic

  1. #39184b
  2. #642b84
  3. #903ebe
  4. #b176d2
  5. #d2b0e5

Shades

#903ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #903ebe
  2. #8238ab
  3. #733298
  4. #652b85
  5. #562572
  6. #481f5f
  7. #3a194c
  8. #2b1339
  9. #1d0c26
  10. #0e0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#903ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #903ebe
  2. #9b51c5
  3. #a665cb
  4. #b178d2
  5. #bc8bd8
  6. #c89fdf
  7. #d3b2e5
  8. #dec5ec
  9. #e9d8f2
  10. #f4ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#903ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #903ebe
  2. #8e45b8
  3. #8d4bb2
  4. #8b52ab
  5. #8a58a5
  6. #885f9f
  7. #866699
  8. #856c93
  9. #83738c
  10. #827986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #795891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d67bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a5979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b55c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6459bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c4f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-903ebe {
  color: #903ebe;
}
Background
.bg-903ebe {
  background-color: #903ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-903ebe {
  border: 2px solid #903ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #903ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 62 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-903ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #903ebe, #be3eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-903ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 62 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.62 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.67 #6fc141 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#903ebe  rgb(144, 62, 190)  hsl(278, 51%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#6cbe3e  rgb(108, 190, 62)  hsl(98, 51%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#be903e  rgb(190, 144, 62)  hsl(38, 51%, 49%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3ebe90  rgb(62, 190, 144)  hsl(158, 51%, 49%)  Mint