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#9530CD

#9530cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9530cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 18.82% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.32% cyan, 76.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.6°, with 62.06% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #9530cd
  2. #68cd30

Split complementary

  1. #9530cd
  2. #b7cd30
  3. #30cd47

Analogous

  1. #4730cd
  2. #9530cd
  3. #cd30b7

Triadic

  1. #9530cd
  2. #cd9530
  3. #30cd95

Tetradic

  1. #9530cd
  2. #cd3068
  3. #68cd30
  4. #30cd95

Square

  1. #9530cd
  2. #cd4730
  3. #68cd30
  4. #30b7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1351
  2. #68218f
  3. #9530cd
  4. #b56ddd
  5. #d4abeb

Shades

#9530cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9530cd
  2. #862bb9
  3. #7726a4
  4. #682290
  5. #591d7b
  6. #4b1867
  7. #3c1352
  8. #2d0e3e
  9. #1e0a29
  10. #0f0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#9530cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9530cd
  2. #a045d2
  3. #aa59d7
  4. #b56edc
  5. #bf83e1
  6. #ca98e6
  7. #d5aceb
  8. #dfc1f0
  9. #ead6f5
  10. #f4eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9530cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9530cd
  2. #9338c5
  3. #9140be
  4. #8f48b6
  5. #8d50ae
  6. #8b58a7
  7. #88609f
  8. #866897
  9. #84708f
  10. #827888
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b549a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d567e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5551d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6055cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #904aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9530cd {
  color: #9530cd;
}
Background
.bg-9530cd {
  background-color: #9530cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9530cd {
  border: 2px solid #9530cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9530cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 48 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9530cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9530cd, #cd30b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9530cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 48 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 0.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.71 #6acf32 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9530cd  rgb(149, 48, 205)  hsl(279, 62%, 50%)  Dark Orchid
#68cd30  rgb(104, 205, 48)  hsl(99, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green
#cd9530  rgb(205, 149, 48)  hsl(39, 62%, 50%)  Gamboge
#30cd95  rgb(48, 205, 149)  hsl(159, 62%, 50%)  Caribbean Green