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#916CCF

#916ccf ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#916ccf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 42.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 262.42°, with 50.77% saturation and 61.76% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #916ccf
  2. #aacf6c

Split complementary

  1. #916ccf
  2. #cfc26c
  3. #78cf6c

Analogous

  1. #6c78cf
  2. #916ccf
  3. #c26ccf

Triadic

  1. #916ccf
  2. #cf916c
  3. #6ccf91

Tetradic

  1. #916ccf
  2. #cf6caa
  3. #aacf6c
  4. #6ccf91

Square

  1. #916ccf
  2. #cf6c78
  3. #aacf6c
  4. #6ccfc2

Monochromatic

  1. #47287a
  2. #683bb4
  3. #916ccf
  4. #bca6e2
  5. #e7dff5

Shades

#916ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #916ccf
  2. #8361ba
  3. #7456a6
  4. #664c91
  5. #57417c
  6. #493668
  7. #3a2b53
  8. #2c203e
  9. #1d1629
  10. #0f0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#916ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #916ccf
  2. #9c7bd4
  3. #a789d9
  4. #b298dd
  5. #bda7e2
  6. #c8b6e7
  7. #d3c4ec
  8. #ded3f1
  9. #e9e2f5
  10. #f4f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#916ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #916ccf
  2. #8f6ec7
  3. #8e70bf
  4. #8c72b7
  5. #8a74af
  6. #8976a8
  7. #8778a0
  8. #857a98
  9. #837c90
  10. #827e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8778a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c7fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #557ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #847e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e78d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7277ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a77af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-916ccf {
  color: #916ccf;
}
Background
.bg-916ccf {
  background-color: #916ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-916ccf {
  border: 2px solid #916ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #916ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 108 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 51% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-916ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #916ccf, #c26ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-916ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 108 207 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.27 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.51 #6e9330 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#916ccf  rgb(145, 108, 207)  hsl(262, 51%, 62%)  Medium Purple
#aacf6c  rgb(170, 207, 108)  hsl(82, 51%, 62%)  Pistachio
#cf916c  rgb(207, 145, 108)  hsl(22, 51%, 62%)  Raw Sienna
#6ccf91  rgb(108, 207, 145)  hsl(142, 51%, 62%)  Emerald