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#940ADD

#940add ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#940add is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 3.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.03% cyan, 95.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 279.24°, with 91.34% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #940add
  2. #53dd0a

Split complementary

  1. #940add
  2. #bcdd0a
  3. #0add2a

Analogous

  1. #2a0add
  2. #940add
  3. #dd0abc

Triadic

  1. #940add
  2. #dd940a
  3. #0add94

Tetradic

  1. #940add
  2. #dd0a53
  3. #53dd0a
  4. #0add94

Square

  1. #940add
  2. #dd2a0a
  3. #53dd0a
  4. #0abcdd

Monochromatic

  1. #32034b
  2. #630794
  3. #940add
  4. #b63df6
  5. #d286fa

Shades

#940add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #940add
  2. #8509c7
  3. #7608b1
  4. #68079b
  5. #590685
  6. #4a056f
  7. #3b0458
  8. #2c0342
  9. #1e022c
  10. #0f0116
  11. #000000

Tints

#940add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #940add
  2. #9f23e0
  3. #a93be4
  4. #b454e7
  5. #bf6ceb
  6. #ca85ee
  7. #d49df1
  8. #dfb6f5
  9. #eacef8
  10. #f4e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#940add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #940add
  2. #9216d4
  3. #9022ca
  4. #8e2dc1
  5. #8c39b8
  6. #8a45af
  7. #8851a5
  8. #865d9c
  9. #846893
  10. #827489
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784ca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875382 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4449e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c41ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-940add {
  color: #940add;
}
Background
.bg-940add {
  background-color: #940add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-940add {
  border: 2px solid #940add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #940add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 10 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-940add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #940add, #dd0abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-940add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 10 221 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.81 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.84 #6bf522 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#940add  rgb(148, 10, 221)  hsl(279, 91%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#53dd0a  rgb(83, 221, 10)  hsl(99, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dd940a  rgb(221, 148, 10)  hsl(39, 91%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0add94  rgb(10, 221, 148)  hsl(159, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green