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#912AAA

#912aaa ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#912aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.71% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.28°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #912aaa
  2. #43aa2a

Split complementary

  1. #912aaa
  2. #83aa2a
  3. #2aaa51

Analogous

  1. #512aaa
  2. #912aaa
  3. #aa2a83

Triadic

  1. #912aaa
  2. #aa912a
  3. #2aaa91

Tetradic

  1. #912aaa
  2. #aa2a43
  3. #43aa2a
  4. #2aaa91

Square

  1. #912aaa
  2. #aa512a
  3. #43aa2a
  4. #2a83aa

Monochromatic

  1. #280c2f
  2. #5d1b6d
  3. #912aaa
  4. #b94dd3
  5. #d18be2

Shades

#912aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #912aaa
  2. #832699
  3. #742288
  4. #661d77
  5. #571966
  6. #491555
  7. #3a1144
  8. #2c0d33
  9. #1d0822
  10. #0f0411
  11. #000000

Tints

#912aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #912aaa
  2. #9c3fb3
  3. #a755bb
  4. #b26ac4
  5. #bd7fcc
  6. #c895d5
  7. #d3aadd
  8. #debfe6
  9. #e9d4ee
  10. #f4eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#912aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #912aaa
  2. #8f33a6
  3. #8e3ba2
  4. #8c449d
  5. #8a4c99
  6. #895595
  7. #875e91
  8. #85668d
  9. #836f88
  10. #827784
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #754c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #325fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b47ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-912aaa {
  color: #912aaa;
}
Background
.bg-912aaa {
  background-color: #912aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-912aaa {
  border: 2px solid #912aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #912aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-912aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #912aaa, #aa2a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-912aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.59 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.26 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.50 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.45 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.04 #6ed555 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#912aaa  rgb(145, 42, 170)  hsl(288, 60%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#43aa2a  rgb(67, 170, 42)  hsl(108, 60%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aa912a  rgb(170, 145, 42)  hsl(48, 60%, 42%)  Brass
#2aaa91  rgb(42, 170, 145)  hsl(168, 60%, 42%)  Persian Green