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#953BB9

#953bb9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#953bb9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 23.14% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.46% cyan, 68.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 51.64% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #953bb9
  2. #5fb93b

Split complementary

  1. #953bb9
  2. #9eb93b
  3. #3bb956

Analogous

  1. #563bb9
  2. #953bb9
  3. #b93b9e

Triadic

  1. #953bb9
  2. #b9953b
  3. #3bb995

Tetradic

  1. #953bb9
  2. #b93b5f
  3. #5fb93b
  4. #3bb995

Square

  1. #953bb9
  2. #b9563b
  3. #5fb93b
  4. #3b9eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #381645
  2. #66287f
  3. #953bb9
  4. #b56fd1
  5. #d3a9e4

Shades

#953bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #953bb9
  2. #8635a7
  3. #772f94
  4. #682982
  5. #59236f
  6. #4b1e5d
  7. #3c184a
  8. #2d1238
  9. #1e0c25
  10. #0f0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#953bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #953bb9
  2. #a04fc0
  3. #aa62c7
  4. #b576ce
  5. #bf89d5
  6. #ca9ddc
  7. #d5b1e3
  8. #dfc4ea
  9. #ead8f1
  10. #f4ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#953bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #953bb9
  2. #9342b3
  3. #9149ae
  4. #8f50a8
  5. #8d57a2
  6. #8b5e9d
  7. #886497
  8. #866b91
  9. #84728b
  10. #827986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b578e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3667b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #925475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f54bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6959b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #934b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-953bb9 {
  color: #953bb9;
}
Background
.bg-953bb9 {
  background-color: #953bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-953bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #953bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #953bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 59 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 52% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-953bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #953bb9, #b93b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-953bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 59 185 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.30 #6ac446 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#953bb9  rgb(149, 59, 185)  hsl(283, 52%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#5fb93b  rgb(95, 185, 59)  hsl(103, 52%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#b9953b  rgb(185, 149, 59)  hsl(43, 52%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3bb995  rgb(59, 185, 149)  hsl(163, 52%, 48%)  Mint