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#9402CD

#9402cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9402cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.8% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.15°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.81.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #9402cd
  2. #3bcd02

Split complementary

  1. #9402cd
  2. #a1cd02
  3. #02cd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e02cd
  2. #9402cd
  3. #cd02a1

Triadic

  1. #9402cd
  2. #cd9402
  3. #02cd94

Tetradic

  1. #9402cd
  2. #cd023b
  3. #3bcd02
  4. #02cd94

Square

  1. #9402cd
  2. #cd2e02
  3. #3bcd02
  4. #02a1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #270135
  2. #5d0181
  3. #9402cd
  4. #be1ffd
  5. #d46afe

Shades

#9402cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9402cd
  2. #8502b9
  3. #7602a4
  4. #680190
  5. #59017b
  6. #4a0167
  7. #3b0152
  8. #2c013e
  9. #1e0029
  10. #0f0015
  11. #000000

Tints

#9402cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9402cd
  2. #9f1bd2
  3. #a935d7
  4. #b44edc
  5. #bf67e1
  6. #ca81e6
  7. #d49aeb
  8. #dfb3f0
  9. #eaccf5
  10. #f4e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9402cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9402cd
  2. #920fc5
  3. #901bbe
  4. #8e28b6
  5. #8c34ae
  6. #8a41a7
  7. #884e9f
  8. #865a97
  9. #84678f
  10. #827388
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c4978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b44d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f39a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9402cd {
  color: #9402cd;
}
Background
.bg-9402cd {
  background-color: #9402cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9402cd {
  border: 2px solid #9402cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9402cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9402cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9402cd, #cd02a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9402cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.91 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.50 #6bfd32 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9402cd  rgb(148, 2, 205)  hsl(283, 98%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3bcd02  rgb(59, 205, 2)  hsl(103, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cd9402  rgb(205, 148, 2)  hsl(43, 98%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#02cd94  rgb(2, 205, 148)  hsl(163, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green