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#960ABC

#960abc ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960abc is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 3.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.21% cyan, 94.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 287.19°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1033

Complementary

  1. #960abc
  2. #30bc0a

Split complementary

  1. #960abc
  2. #89bc0a
  3. #0abc3d

Analogous

  1. #3d0abc
  2. #960abc
  3. #bc0a89

Triadic

  1. #960abc
  2. #bc960a
  3. #0abc96

Tetradic

  1. #960abc
  2. #bc0a30
  3. #30bc0a
  4. #0abc96

Square

  1. #960abc
  2. #bc3d0a
  3. #30bc0a
  4. #0a89bc

Monochromatic

  1. #22022b
  2. #5c0673
  3. #960abc
  4. #c61ff3
  5. #d868f7

Shades

#960abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960abc
  2. #8709a9
  3. #780896
  4. #690784
  5. #5a0671
  6. #4b055e
  7. #3c044b
  8. #2d0338
  9. #1e0226
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#960abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960abc
  2. #a123c3
  3. #ab3bc9
  4. #b654d0
  5. #c06cd7
  6. #cb85de
  7. #d59de4
  8. #e0b6eb
  9. #eacef2
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960abc
  2. #9416b6
  3. #9222b0
  4. #8f2daa
  5. #8d39a4
  6. #8b459e
  7. #895198
  8. #875d92
  9. #84688c
  10. #827486
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77478c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93416e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5541be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #943394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960abc {
  color: #960abc;
}
Background
.bg-960abc {
  background-color: #960abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960abc {
  border: 2px solid #960abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 10 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960abc, #bc0a89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 10 188 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.73 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.83 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.86 #69f543 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#960abc  rgb(150, 10, 188)  hsl(287, 90%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#30bc0a  rgb(48, 188, 10)  hsl(107, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bc960a  rgb(188, 150, 10)  hsl(47, 90%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0abc96  rgb(10, 188, 150)  hsl(167, 90%, 39%)  Mint