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#911CCD

#911ccd ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#911ccd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 10.98% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 86.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 279.66°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1126

Complementary

  1. #911ccd
  2. #58cd1c

Split complementary

  1. #911ccd
  2. #b1cd1c
  3. #1ccd38

Analogous

  1. #381ccd
  2. #911ccd
  3. #cd1cb1

Triadic

  1. #911ccd
  2. #cd911c
  3. #1ccd91

Tetradic

  1. #911ccd
  2. #cd1c58
  3. #58cd1c
  4. #1ccd91

Square

  1. #911ccd
  2. #cd381c
  3. #58cd1c
  4. #1cb1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #320a46
  2. #61138a
  3. #911ccd
  4. #b34fe7
  5. #d092f0

Shades

#911ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #911ccd
  2. #8319b9
  3. #7416a4
  4. #661490
  5. #57117b
  6. #490e67
  7. #3a0b52
  8. #2c083e
  9. #1d0629
  10. #0f0315
  11. #000000

Tints

#911ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #911ccd
  2. #9c33d2
  3. #a749d7
  4. #b260dc
  5. #bd77e1
  6. #c88ee6
  7. #d3a4eb
  8. #debbf0
  9. #e9d2f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#911ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #911ccd
  2. #8f26c5
  3. #8e30be
  4. #8c3ab6
  5. #8a44ae
  6. #894ea7
  7. #87589f
  8. #856297
  9. #836c8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #884f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c49d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #584dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c40a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-911ccd {
  color: #911ccd;
}
Background
.bg-911ccd {
  background-color: #911ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-911ccd {
  border: 2px solid #911ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #911ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 28 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-911ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #911ccd, #cd1cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-911ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 28 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.07 #6ee332 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#911ccd  rgb(145, 28, 205)  hsl(280, 76%, 46%)  Dark Violet
#58cd1c  rgb(88, 205, 28)  hsl(100, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cd911c  rgb(205, 145, 28)  hsl(40, 76%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1ccd91  rgb(28, 205, 145)  hsl(160, 76%, 46%)  Caribbean Green