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#962ACE

#962ace ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#962ace is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 16.47% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.18% cyan, 79.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 279.51°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.126

Complementary

  1. #962ace
  2. #62ce2a

Split complementary

  1. #962ace
  2. #b4ce2a
  3. #2ace44

Analogous

  1. #442ace
  2. #962ace
  3. #ce2ab4

Triadic

  1. #962ace
  2. #ce962a
  3. #2ace96

Tetradic

  1. #962ace
  2. #ce2a62
  3. #62ce2a
  4. #2ace96

Square

  1. #962ace
  2. #ce442a
  3. #62ce2a
  4. #2ab4ce

Monochromatic

  1. #39104f
  2. #681d8e
  3. #962ace
  4. #b665e0
  5. #d4a4ed

Shades

#962ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #962ace
  2. #8726b9
  3. #7822a5
  4. #691d90
  5. #5a197c
  6. #4b1567
  7. #3c1152
  8. #2d0d3e
  9. #1e0829
  10. #0f0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#962ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #962ace
  2. #a13fd3
  3. #ab55d8
  4. #b66add
  5. #c07fe2
  6. #cb95e7
  7. #d5aaeb
  8. #e0bff0
  9. #ead4f5
  10. #f5eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#962ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #962ace
  2. #9433c6
  3. #923bbe
  4. #8f44b7
  5. #8d4caf
  6. #8b55a7
  7. #895e9f
  8. #876697
  9. #846f90
  10. #827788
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b529a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e547d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #544fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6053cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9147a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-962ace {
  color: #962ace;
}
Background
.bg-962ace {
  background-color: #962ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-962ace {
  border: 2px solid #962ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #962ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 42 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-962ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #962ace, #ce2ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-962ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 42 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.75 #69d531 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#962ace  rgb(150, 42, 206)  hsl(280, 66%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#62ce2a  rgb(98, 206, 42)  hsl(100, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green
#ce962a  rgb(206, 150, 42)  hsl(40, 66%, 49%)  Gamboge
#2ace96  rgb(42, 206, 150)  hsl(160, 66%, 49%)  Caribbean Green