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#911BD3

#911bd3 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#911bd3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 10.59% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.28% cyan, 87.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 278.48°, with 77.31% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1151

Complementary

  1. #911bd3
  2. #5dd31b

Split complementary

  1. #911bd3
  2. #b9d31b
  3. #1bd335

Analogous

  1. #351bd3
  2. #911bd3
  3. #d31bb9

Triadic

  1. #911bd3
  2. #d3911b
  3. #1bd391

Tetradic

  1. #911bd3
  2. #d31b5d
  3. #5dd31b
  4. #1bd391

Square

  1. #911bd3
  2. #d3351b
  3. #5dd31b
  4. #1bb9d3

Monochromatic

  1. #340a4b
  2. #62128f
  3. #911bd3
  4. #b352e9
  5. #d196f2

Shades

#911bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911bd3
  2. #8318be
  3. #7416a9
  4. #661394
  5. #57107f
  6. #490e6a
  7. #3a0b54
  8. #2c083f
  9. #1d052a
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#911bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911bd3
  2. #9c32d7
  3. #a749dc
  4. #b25fe0
  5. #bd76e5
  6. #c88de9
  7. #d3a4ed
  8. #debbf2
  9. #e9d1f6
  10. #f4e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911bd3
  2. #8f25cb
  3. #8e2fc2
  4. #8c39ba
  5. #8a43b2
  6. #894eaa
  7. #8758a1
  8. #856299
  9. #836c91
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86527e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494ad6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #564dd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b42a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911bd3 {
  color: #911bd3;
}
Background
.bg-911bd3 {
  background-color: #911bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #911bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 27 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911bd3, #d31bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 27 211 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.10 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.26 #6ee42c Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#911bd3  rgb(145, 27, 211)  hsl(278, 77%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#5dd31b  rgb(93, 211, 27)  hsl(98, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d3911b  rgb(211, 145, 27)  hsl(38, 77%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1bd391  rgb(27, 211, 145)  hsl(158, 77%, 47%)  Caribbean Green