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#940DCF

#940dcf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#940dcf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 5.1% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.5% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 281.75°, with 88.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 0.64.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1109

Complementary

  1. #940dcf
  2. #48cf0d

Split complementary

  1. #940dcf
  2. #a9cf0d
  3. #0dcf33

Analogous

  1. #330dcf
  2. #940dcf
  3. #cf0da9

Triadic

  1. #940dcf
  2. #cf940d
  3. #0dcf94

Tetradic

  1. #940dcf
  2. #cf0d48
  3. #48cf0d
  4. #0dcf94

Square

  1. #940dcf
  2. #cf330d
  3. #48cf0d
  4. #0da9cf

Monochromatic

  1. #2d043f
  2. #610887
  3. #940dcf
  4. #b936f2
  5. #d27ef7

Shades

#940dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #940dcf
  2. #850cba
  3. #760aa6
  4. #680991
  5. #59087c
  6. #4a0768
  7. #3b0553
  8. #2c043e
  9. #1e0329
  10. #0f0115
  11. #000000

Tints

#940dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #940dcf
  2. #9f25d4
  3. #a93dd9
  4. #b456dd
  5. #bf6ee2
  6. #ca86e7
  7. #d49eec
  8. #dfb6f1
  9. #eacff5
  10. #f4e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#940dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #940dcf
  2. #9219c7
  3. #9024bf
  4. #8e30b7
  5. #8c3baf
  6. #8a47a8
  7. #8852a0
  8. #865e98
  9. #846990
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #774a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b4c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c46d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #594bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f3ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-940dcf {
  color: #940dcf;
}
Background
.bg-940dcf {
  background-color: #940dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-940dcf {
  border: 2px solid #940dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #940dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 13 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-940dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #940dcf, #cf0da9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-940dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 13 207 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 0.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.58 #6bf230 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#940dcf  rgb(148, 13, 207)  hsl(282, 88%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#48cf0d  rgb(72, 207, 13)  hsl(102, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cf940d  rgb(207, 148, 13)  hsl(42, 88%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0dcf94  rgb(13, 207, 148)  hsl(162, 88%, 43%)  Caribbean Green