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#960BC4

#960bc4 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960bc4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 4.31% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.47% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 285.08°, with 89.37% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1071

Complementary

  1. #960bc4
  2. #39c40b

Split complementary

  1. #960bc4
  2. #96c40b
  3. #0bc43a

Analogous

  1. #3a0bc4
  2. #960bc4
  3. #c40b96

Triadic

  1. #960bc4
  2. #c4960b
  3. #0bc496

Tetradic

  1. #960bc4
  2. #c40b39
  3. #39c40b
  4. #0bc496

Square

  1. #960bc4
  2. #c43a0b
  3. #39c40b
  4. #0b96c4

Monochromatic

  1. #270333
  2. #5f077c
  3. #960bc4
  4. #c129f3
  5. #d671f7

Shades

#960bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960bc4
  2. #870ab0
  3. #78099d
  4. #690889
  5. #5a0776
  6. #4b0662
  7. #3c044e
  8. #2d033b
  9. #1e0227
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#960bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960bc4
  2. #a123ca
  3. #ab3cd0
  4. #b654d6
  5. #c06ddc
  6. #cb85e2
  7. #d59de7
  8. #e0b6ed
  9. #eacef3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960bc4
  2. #9417bd
  3. #9222b6
  4. #8f2eb0
  5. #8d3aa9
  6. #8b46a2
  7. #89519b
  8. #875d94
  9. #84698e
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914673 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5243c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4bc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93379a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960bc4 {
  color: #960bc4;
}
Background
.bg-960bc4 {
  background-color: #960bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #960bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 11 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960bc4, #c40b96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 11 196 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.87 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.00 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.11 #69f43b Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#960bc4  rgb(150, 11, 196)  hsl(285, 89%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#39c40b  rgb(57, 196, 11)  hsl(105, 89%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c4960b  rgb(196, 150, 11)  hsl(45, 89%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#0bc496  rgb(11, 196, 150)  hsl(165, 89%, 41%)  Caribbean Green