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#9515BE

#9515be ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9515be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 8.24% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.58% cyan, 88.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 285.44°, with 80.09% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1064

Complementary

  1. #9515be
  2. #3ebe15

Split complementary

  1. #9515be
  2. #92be15
  3. #15be40

Analogous

  1. #4015be
  2. #9515be
  3. #be1592

Triadic

  1. #9515be
  2. #be9515
  3. #15be95

Tetradic

  1. #9515be
  2. #be153e
  3. #3ebe15
  4. #15be95

Square

  1. #9515be
  2. #be4015
  3. #3ebe15
  4. #1592be

Monochromatic

  1. #290634
  2. #5f0d79
  3. #9515be
  4. #be37e9
  5. #d47cf0

Shades

#9515be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9515be
  2. #8613ab
  3. #771198
  4. #680f85
  5. #590d72
  6. #4b0b5f
  7. #3c084c
  8. #2d0639
  9. #1e0426
  10. #0f0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9515be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9515be
  2. #a02cc5
  3. #aa44cb
  4. #b55bd2
  5. #bf73d8
  6. #ca8adf
  7. #d5a1e5
  8. #dfb9ec
  9. #ead0f2
  10. #f4e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9515be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9515be
  2. #9320b8
  3. #912ab2
  4. #8f35ab
  5. #8d40a5
  6. #8b4b9f
  7. #885599
  8. #866093
  9. #846b8c
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77498e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5444c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #614bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9515be {
  color: #9515be;
}
Background
.bg-9515be {
  background-color: #9515be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9515be {
  border: 2px solid #9515be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9515be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 21 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9515be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9515be, #be1592);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9515be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 21 190 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.15 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.63 #6aea41 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9515be  rgb(149, 21, 190)  hsl(285, 80%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3ebe15  rgb(62, 190, 21)  hsl(105, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#be9515  rgb(190, 149, 21)  hsl(45, 80%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#15be95  rgb(21, 190, 149)  hsl(165, 80%, 41%)  Mint