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#960EC2

#960ec2 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#960ec2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 5.49% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.68% cyan, 92.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 285.33°, with 86.54% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1069

Complementary

  1. #960ec2
  2. #3ac20e

Split complementary

  1. #960ec2
  2. #94c20e
  3. #0ec23c

Analogous

  1. #3c0ec2
  2. #960ec2
  3. #c20e94

Triadic

  1. #960ec2
  2. #c2960e
  3. #0ec296

Tetradic

  1. #960ec2
  2. #c20e3a
  3. #3ac20e
  4. #0ec296

Square

  1. #960ec2
  2. #c23c0e
  3. #3ac20e
  4. #0e94c2

Monochromatic

  1. #280433
  2. #5f097b
  3. #960ec2
  4. #c02df0
  5. #d574f5

Shades

#960ec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #960ec2
  2. #870daf
  3. #780b9b
  4. #690a88
  5. #5a0874
  6. #4b0761
  7. #3c064e
  8. #2d043a
  9. #1e0327
  10. #0f0113
  11. #000000

Tints

#960ec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #960ec2
  2. #a126c8
  3. #ab3ece
  4. #b656d4
  5. #c06eda
  6. #cb87e1
  7. #d59fe7
  8. #e0b7ed
  9. #eacff3
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#960ec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #960ec2
  2. #9419bb
  3. #9225b5
  4. #8f30ae
  5. #8d3ca8
  6. #8b47a1
  7. #89529a
  8. #875e94
  9. #84698d
  10. #827587
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924572 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5343c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #604bc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-960ec2 {
  color: #960ec2;
}
Background
.bg-960ec2 {
  background-color: #960ec2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-960ec2 {
  border: 2px solid #960ec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #960ec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 14 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-960ec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #960ec2, #c20e94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-960ec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 14 194 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.10 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.99 #69f13d Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#960ec2  rgb(150, 14, 194)  hsl(285, 87%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3ac20e  rgb(58, 194, 14)  hsl(105, 87%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#c2960e  rgb(194, 150, 14)  hsl(45, 87%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#0ec296  rgb(14, 194, 150)  hsl(165, 87%, 41%)  Caribbean Green