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#9518CD

#9518cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9518cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 281.44°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #9518cd
  2. #50cd18

Split complementary

  1. #9518cd
  2. #aacd18
  3. #18cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b18cd
  2. #9518cd
  3. #cd18aa

Triadic

  1. #9518cd
  2. #cd9518
  3. #18cd95

Tetradic

  1. #9518cd
  2. #cd1850
  3. #50cd18
  4. #18cd95

Square

  1. #9518cd
  2. #cd3b18
  3. #50cd18
  4. #18aacd

Monochromatic

  1. #310844
  2. #631089
  3. #9518cd
  4. #b848ea
  5. #d28cf2

Shades

#9518cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9518cd
  2. #8616b9
  3. #7713a4
  4. #681190
  5. #590e7b
  6. #4b0c67
  7. #3c0a52
  8. #2d073e
  9. #1e0529
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#9518cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9518cd
  2. #a02fd2
  3. #aa46d7
  4. #b55ddc
  5. #bf74e1
  6. #ca8ce6
  7. #d5a3eb
  8. #dfbaf0
  9. #ead1f5
  10. #f4e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9518cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9518cd
  2. #9322c5
  3. #912dbe
  4. #8f37b6
  5. #8d42ae
  6. #8b4ca7
  7. #88569f
  8. #866197
  9. #846b8f
  10. #827688
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d4d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f48d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c4ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #903ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9518cd {
  color: #9518cd;
}
Background
.bg-9518cd {
  background-color: #9518cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9518cd {
  border: 2px solid #9518cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9518cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9518cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9518cd, #cd18aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9518cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.49 #6ae732 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9518cd  rgb(149, 24, 205)  hsl(281, 79%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#50cd18  rgb(80, 205, 24)  hsl(101, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd9518  rgb(205, 149, 24)  hsl(41, 79%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#18cd95  rgb(24, 205, 149)  hsl(161, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green