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#9101BD

#9101bd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9101bd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 0.39% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.28% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 285.96°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.0972

Complementary

  1. #9101bd
  2. #2dbd01

Split complementary

  1. #9101bd
  2. #8bbd01
  3. #01bd33

Analogous

  1. #3301bd
  2. #9101bd
  3. #bd018b

Triadic

  1. #9101bd
  2. #bd9101
  3. #01bd91

Tetradic

  1. #9101bd
  2. #bd012d
  3. #2dbd01
  4. #01bd91

Square

  1. #9101bd
  2. #bd3301
  3. #2dbd01
  4. #018bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0025
  2. #570171
  3. #9101bd
  4. #c50dfe
  5. #d759fe

Shades

#9101bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9101bd
  2. #8301aa
  3. #740197
  4. #660184
  5. #570171
  6. #49015f
  7. #3a004c
  8. #2c0039
  9. #1d0026
  10. #0f0013
  11. #000000

Tints

#9101bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9101bd
  2. #9c1ac4
  3. #a734ca
  4. #b24dd1
  5. #bd67d7
  6. #c880de
  7. #d399e5
  8. #deb3eb
  9. #e9ccf2
  10. #f4e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9101bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9101bd
  2. #8f0eb7
  3. #8e1ab1
  4. #8c27ab
  5. #8a34a5
  6. #89419f
  7. #874d98
  8. #855a92
  9. #83678c
  10. #827386
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #73448c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d416e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e3fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c47bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e3294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9101bd {
  color: #9101bd;
}
Background
.bg-9101bd {
  background-color: #9101bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9101bd {
  border: 2px solid #9101bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9101bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 1 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9101bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9101bd, #bd018b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9101bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 1 189 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.78 #6efe42 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9101bd  rgb(145, 1, 189)  hsl(286, 99%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#2dbd01  rgb(45, 189, 1)  hsl(106, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bd9101  rgb(189, 145, 1)  hsl(46, 99%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#01bd91  rgb(1, 189, 145)  hsl(166, 99%, 37%)  Mint