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#944CDC

#944cdc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#944cdc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 29.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.73% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 67.29% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #944cdc
  2. #94dc4c

Split complementary

  1. #944cdc
  2. #dcdc4c
  3. #4cdc4c

Analogous

  1. #4c4cdc
  2. #944cdc
  3. #dc4cdc

Triadic

  1. #944cdc
  2. #dc944c
  3. #4cdc94

Tetradic

  1. #944cdc
  2. #dc4c94
  3. #94dc4c
  4. #4cdc94

Square

  1. #944cdc
  2. #dc4c4c
  3. #94dc4c
  4. #4cdcdc

Monochromatic

  1. #481778
  2. #6e24b8
  3. #944cdc
  4. #ba8ce9
  5. #e1ccf5

Shades

#944cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #944cdc
  2. #8544c6
  3. #763db0
  4. #68359a
  5. #592e84
  6. #4a266e
  7. #3b1e58
  8. #2c1742
  9. #1e0f2c
  10. #0f0816
  11. #000000

Tints

#944cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #944cdc
  2. #9f5ee0
  3. #a970e3
  4. #b482e7
  5. #bf94ea
  6. #caa6ee
  7. #d4b7f1
  8. #dfc9f5
  9. #eadbf8
  10. #f4edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#944cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #944cdc
  2. #9251d3
  3. #9056ca
  4. #8e5cc0
  5. #8c61b7
  6. #8a66ae
  7. #886ba5
  8. #86709c
  9. #847692
  10. #827b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8164a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1671d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a63df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6264da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c61b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-944cdc {
  color: #944cdc;
}
Background
.bg-944cdc {
  background-color: #944cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-944cdc {
  border: 2px solid #944cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #944cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-944cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #944cdc, #dc4cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-944cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #6bb323 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#944cdc  rgb(148, 76, 220)  hsl(270, 67%, 58%)  Dark Orchid
#94dc4c  rgb(148, 220, 76)  hsl(90, 67%, 58%)  Inchworm
#dc944c  rgb(220, 148, 76)  hsl(30, 67%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#4cdc94  rgb(76, 220, 148)  hsl(150, 67%, 58%)  Emerald