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#9331CD

#9331cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9331cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.65% red, 19.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.29% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 277.69°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #9331cd
  2. #6bcd31

Split complementary

  1. #9331cd
  2. #b9cd31
  3. #31cd45

Analogous

  1. #4531cd
  2. #9331cd
  3. #cd31b9

Triadic

  1. #9331cd
  2. #cd9331
  3. #31cd93

Tetradic

  1. #9331cd
  2. #cd316b
  3. #6bcd31
  4. #31cd93

Square

  1. #9331cd
  2. #cd4531
  3. #6bcd31
  4. #31b9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1352
  2. #67228f
  3. #9331cd
  4. #b36edc
  5. #d4aceb

Shades

#9331cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9331cd
  2. #842cb9
  3. #7627a4
  4. #672290
  5. #581d7b
  6. #4a1967
  7. #3b1452
  8. #2c0f3e
  9. #1d0a29
  10. #0f0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#9331cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9331cd
  2. #9e46d2
  3. #a95ad7
  4. #b36fdc
  5. #be83e1
  6. #c998e6
  7. #d4adeb
  8. #dfc1f0
  9. #e9d6f5
  10. #f4eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9331cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9331cd
  2. #9139c5
  3. #8f41be
  4. #8d49b6
  5. #8b51ae
  6. #8a59a7
  7. #88609f
  8. #866897
  9. #84708f
  10. #827888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a577e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5451d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f55cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e4ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9331cd {
  color: #9331cd;
}
Background
.bg-9331cd {
  background-color: #9331cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9331cd {
  border: 2px solid #9331cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9331cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 147 49 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9331cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9331cd, #cd31b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9331cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(147 49 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.47 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.85 #6cce32 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9331cd  rgb(147, 49, 205)  hsl(278, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#6bcd31  rgb(107, 205, 49)  hsl(98, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cd9331  rgb(205, 147, 49)  hsl(38, 61%, 50%)  Gamboge
#31cd93  rgb(49, 205, 147)  hsl(158, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green