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#9518BB

#9518bb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9518bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 9.41% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 87.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.01°, with 77.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #9518bb
  2. #3ebb18

Split complementary

  1. #9518bb
  2. #8fbb18
  3. #18bb43

Analogous

  1. #4318bb
  2. #9518bb
  3. #bb188f

Triadic

  1. #9518bb
  2. #bb9518
  3. #18bb95

Tetradic

  1. #9518bb
  2. #bb183e
  3. #3ebb18
  4. #18bb95

Square

  1. #9518bb
  2. #bb4318
  3. #3ebb18
  4. #188fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #290733
  2. #5f0f77
  3. #9518bb
  4. #be3ae6
  5. #d47eee

Shades

#9518bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9518bb
  2. #8616a8
  3. #771396
  4. #681183
  5. #590e70
  6. #4b0c5e
  7. #3c0a4b
  8. #2d0738
  9. #1e0525
  10. #0f0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9518bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9518bb
  2. #a02fc2
  3. #aa46c9
  4. #b55dcf
  5. #bf74d6
  6. #ca8cdd
  7. #d5a3e4
  8. #dfbaeb
  9. #ead1f1
  10. #f4e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9518bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9518bb
  2. #9322b5
  3. #912daf
  4. #8f37a9
  5. #8d42a3
  6. #8b4c9e
  7. #885698
  8. #866192
  9. #846b8c
  10. #827686
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77498c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f5fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92446f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5644bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9518bb {
  color: #9518bb;
}
Background
.bg-9518bb {
  background-color: #9518bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9518bb {
  border: 2px solid #9518bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9518bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 24 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9518bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9518bb, #bb188f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9518bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 24 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.50 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.93 #6ae744 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9518bb  rgb(149, 24, 187)  hsl(286, 77%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3ebb18  rgb(62, 187, 24)  hsl(106, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bb9518  rgb(187, 149, 24)  hsl(46, 77%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#18bb95  rgb(24, 187, 149)  hsl(166, 77%, 41%)  Mint