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#960CBB

#960cbb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960cbb is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 4.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.79% cyan, 93.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.31°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% 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 3.44.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1033

Complementary

  1. #960cbb
  2. #31bb0c

Split complementary

  1. #960cbb
  2. #89bb0c
  3. #0cbb3e

Analogous

  1. #3e0cbb
  2. #960cbb
  3. #bb0c89

Triadic

  1. #960cbb
  2. #bb960c
  3. #0cbb96

Tetradic

  1. #960cbb
  2. #bb0c31
  3. #31bb0c
  4. #0cbb96

Square

  1. #960cbb
  2. #bb3e0c
  3. #31bb0c
  4. #0c89bb

Monochromatic

  1. #23032b
  2. #5c0773
  3. #960cbb
  4. #c523f1
  5. #d86bf5

Shades

#960cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960cbb
  2. #870ba8
  3. #780a96
  4. #690883
  5. #5a0770
  6. #4b065e
  7. #3c054b
  8. #2d0438
  9. #1e0225
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#960cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960cbb
  2. #a124c2
  3. #ab3dc9
  4. #b655cf
  5. #c06dd6
  6. #cb86dd
  7. #d59ee4
  8. #e0b6eb
  9. #eacef1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960cbb
  2. #9418b5
  3. #9223af
  4. #8f2fa9
  5. #8d3aa3
  6. #8b469e
  7. #895298
  8. #875d92
  9. #84698c
  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 #0053bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #065eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93416e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5542bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #624ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #943393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960cbb {
  color: #960cbb;
}
Background
.bg-960cbb {
  background-color: #960cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960cbb {
  border: 2px solid #960cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960cbb, #bb0c89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.83 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.73 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.96 #69f344 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#960cbb  rgb(150, 12, 187)  hsl(287, 88%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#31bb0c  rgb(49, 187, 12)  hsl(107, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bb960c  rgb(187, 150, 12)  hsl(47, 88%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0cbb96  rgb(12, 187, 150)  hsl(167, 88%, 39%)  Mint