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#960EB8

#960eb8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960eb8 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 5.49% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.48% cyan, 92.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 85.86% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1026

Complementary

  1. #960eb8
  2. #30b80e

Split complementary

  1. #960eb8
  2. #85b80e
  3. #0eb841

Analogous

  1. #410eb8
  2. #960eb8
  3. #b80e85

Triadic

  1. #960eb8
  2. #b8960e
  3. #0eb896

Tetradic

  1. #960eb8
  2. #b80e30
  3. #30b80e
  4. #0eb896

Square

  1. #960eb8
  2. #b8410e
  3. #30b80e
  4. #0e85b8

Monochromatic

  1. #22032a
  2. #5c0971
  3. #960eb8
  4. #c624ee
  5. #d86bf4

Shades

#960eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960eb8
  2. #870da6
  3. #780b93
  4. #690a81
  5. #5a086e
  6. #4b075c
  7. #3c064a
  8. #2d0437
  9. #1e0325
  10. #0f0112
  11. #000000

Tints

#960eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960eb8
  2. #a126bf
  3. #ab3ec6
  4. #b656cd
  5. #c06ed4
  6. #cb87dc
  7. #d59fe3
  8. #e0b7ea
  9. #eacff1
  10. #f5e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960eb8
  2. #9419b2
  3. #9225ad
  4. #8f30a7
  5. #8d3ca2
  6. #8b479c
  7. #895296
  8. #875e91
  9. #84698b
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #135eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94406c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5641ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634ab6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960eb8 {
  color: #960eb8;
}
Background
.bg-960eb8 {
  background-color: #960eb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #960eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 14 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960eb8, #b80e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 14 184 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.22 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.32 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.10 #69f147 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#960eb8  rgb(150, 14, 184)  hsl(288, 86%, 39%)  Dark Violet
#30b80e  rgb(48, 184, 14)  hsl(108, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#b8960e  rgb(184, 150, 14)  hsl(48, 86%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0eb896  rgb(14, 184, 150)  hsl(168, 86%, 39%)  Mint