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#9503E1

#9503e1 ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9503e1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 1.18% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.78% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 279.46°, with 97.37% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1189

Complementary

  1. #9503e1
  2. #4fe103

Split complementary

  1. #9503e1
  2. #bee103
  3. #03e126

Analogous

  1. #2603e1
  2. #9503e1
  3. #e103be

Triadic

  1. #9503e1
  2. #e19503
  3. #03e195

Tetradic

  1. #9503e1
  2. #e1034f
  3. #4fe103
  4. #03e195

Square

  1. #9503e1
  2. #e12603
  3. #4fe103
  4. #03bee1

Monochromatic

  1. #31014a
  2. #630296
  3. #9503e1
  4. #b834fc
  5. #d280fd

Shades

#9503e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9503e1
  2. #8603cb
  3. #7702b4
  4. #68029e
  5. #590287
  6. #4b0271
  7. #3c015a
  8. #2d0144
  9. #1e012d
  10. #0f0017
  11. #000000

Tints

#9503e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9503e1
  2. #a01ce4
  3. #aa35e7
  4. #b54fea
  5. #bf68ed
  6. #ca81f0
  7. #d59af3
  8. #dfb3f6
  9. #eacdf9
  10. #f4e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9503e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9503e1
  2. #9310d7
  3. #911cce
  4. #8f29c4
  5. #8d35ba
  6. #8b42b1
  7. #884ea7
  8. #865b9d
  9. #846793
  10. #82748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4349e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524cdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d41b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9503e1 {
  color: #9503e1;
}
Background
.bg-9503e1 {
  background-color: #9503e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9503e1 {
  border: 2px solid #9503e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9503e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 3 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9503e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9503e1, #e103be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9503e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 3 225 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.73 #6afc1e Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9503e1  rgb(149, 3, 225)  hsl(279, 97%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#4fe103  rgb(79, 225, 3)  hsl(99, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e19503  rgb(225, 149, 3)  hsl(39, 97%, 45%)  Gamboge
#03e195  rgb(3, 225, 149)  hsl(159, 97%, 45%)  Medium Spring Green