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#9540DA

#9540da ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9540da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 25.1% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.65% cyan, 70.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 273.12°, with 67.54% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #9540da
  2. #85da40

Split complementary

  1. #9540da
  2. #d2da40
  3. #40da48

Analogous

  1. #4840da
  2. #9540da
  3. #da40d2

Triadic

  1. #9540da
  2. #da9540
  3. #40da95

Tetradic

  1. #9540da
  2. #da4085
  3. #85da40
  4. #40da95

Square

  1. #9540da
  2. #da4840
  3. #85da40
  4. #40d2da

Monochromatic

  1. #45156c
  2. #6e21ac
  3. #9540da
  4. #b980e6
  5. #dcc0f3

Shades

#9540da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9540da
  2. #863ac4
  3. #7733ae
  4. #682d99
  5. #592683
  6. #4b206d
  7. #3c1a57
  8. #2d1341
  9. #1e0d2c
  10. #0f0616
  11. #000000

Tints

#9540da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9540da
  2. #a053de
  3. #aa66e1
  4. #b579e5
  5. #bf8ce9
  6. #caa0ed
  7. #d5b3f0
  8. #dfc6f4
  9. #ead9f8
  10. #f4ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9540da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9540da
  2. #9346d1
  3. #914dc8
  4. #8f53bf
  5. #8d5ab6
  6. #8b60ad
  7. #8866a4
  8. #866d9b
  9. #847392
  10. #827a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #886489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #565cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #605ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e58af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9540da {
  color: #9540da;
}
Background
.bg-9540da {
  background-color: #9540da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9540da {
  border: 2px solid #9540da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9540da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 64 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9540da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9540da, #da40d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9540da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 64 218 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.12 #6abf25 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9540da  rgb(149, 64, 218)  hsl(273, 68%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#85da40  rgb(133, 218, 64)  hsl(93, 68%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#da9540  rgb(218, 149, 64)  hsl(33, 68%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#40da95  rgb(64, 218, 149)  hsl(153, 68%, 55%)  Caribbean Green