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#9525BB

#9525bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9525bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 14.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.32% cyan, 80.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.8°, with 66.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #9525bb
  2. #4bbb25

Split complementary

  1. #9525bb
  2. #96bb25
  3. #25bb4a

Analogous

  1. #4a25bb
  2. #9525bb
  3. #bb2596

Triadic

  1. #9525bb
  2. #bb9525
  3. #25bb95

Tetradic

  1. #9525bb
  2. #bb254b
  3. #4bbb25
  4. #25bb95

Square

  1. #9525bb
  2. #bb4a25
  3. #4bbb25
  4. #2596bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0c3b
  2. #62187b
  3. #9525bb
  4. #b950dc
  5. #d290e9

Shades

#9525bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9525bb
  2. #8621a8
  3. #771e96
  4. #681a83
  5. #591670
  6. #4b135e
  7. #3c0f4b
  8. #2d0b38
  9. #1e0725
  10. #0f0413
  11. #000000

Tints

#9525bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9525bb
  2. #a03bc2
  3. #aa51c9
  4. #b566cf
  5. #bf7cd6
  6. #ca92dd
  7. #d5a8e4
  8. #dfbeeb
  9. #ead3f1
  10. #f4e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9525bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9525bb
  2. #932eb5
  3. #9137af
  4. #8f40a9
  5. #8d49a3
  6. #8b539e
  7. #885c98
  8. #866592
  9. #846e8c
  10. #827786
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784e8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e61b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924971 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5849bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6450b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9525bb {
  color: #9525bb;
}
Background
.bg-9525bb {
  background-color: #9525bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9525bb {
  border: 2px solid #9525bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9525bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 37 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9525bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9525bb, #bb2596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9525bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 37 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.72 #6ada44 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9525bb  rgb(149, 37, 187)  hsl(285, 67%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#4bbb25  rgb(75, 187, 37)  hsl(105, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#bb9525  rgb(187, 149, 37)  hsl(45, 67%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#25bb95  rgb(37, 187, 149)  hsl(165, 67%, 44%)  Mint