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#940BC2

#940bc2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#940bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 4.31% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.71% cyan, 94.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 89.27% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1043

Complementary

  1. #940bc2
  2. #39c20b

Split complementary

  1. #940bc2
  2. #95c20b
  3. #0bc239

Analogous

  1. #390bc2
  2. #940bc2
  3. #c20b95

Triadic

  1. #940bc2
  2. #c2940b
  3. #0bc294

Tetradic

  1. #940bc2
  2. #c20b39
  3. #39c20b
  4. #0bc294

Square

  1. #940bc2
  2. #c2390b
  3. #39c20b
  4. #0b95c2

Monochromatic

  1. #260331
  2. #5d077a
  3. #940bc2
  4. #bf27f3
  5. #d56ff7

Shades

#940bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #940bc2
  2. #850aaf
  3. #76099b
  4. #680888
  5. #590774
  6. #4a0661
  7. #3b044e
  8. #2c033a
  9. #1e0227
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#940bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #940bc2
  2. #9f23c8
  3. #a93cce
  4. #b454d4
  5. #bf6dda
  6. #ca85e1
  7. #d49de7
  8. #dfb6ed
  9. #eacef3
  10. #f4e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#940bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #940bc2
  2. #9217bb
  3. #9022b5
  4. #8e2eae
  5. #8c3aa8
  6. #8a46a1
  7. #88519a
  8. #865d94
  9. #84698d
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #764890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f4572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5143c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #913699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-940bc2 {
  color: #940bc2;
}
Background
.bg-940bc2 {
  background-color: #940bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-940bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #940bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #940bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 11 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-940bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #940bc2, #c20b95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-940bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 11 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.79 #6bf43d Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#940bc2  rgb(148, 11, 194)  hsl(285, 89%, 40%)  Dark Violet
#39c20b  rgb(57, 194, 11)  hsl(105, 89%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#c2940b  rgb(194, 148, 11)  hsl(45, 89%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0bc294  rgb(11, 194, 148)  hsl(165, 89%, 40%)  Caribbean Green