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#962EBE

#962ebe ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#962ebe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 18.04% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.05% cyan, 75.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 283.33°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #962ebe
  2. #56be2e

Split complementary

  1. #962ebe
  2. #9ebe2e
  3. #2ebe4e

Analogous

  1. #4e2ebe
  2. #962ebe
  3. #be2e9e

Triadic

  1. #962ebe
  2. #be962e
  3. #2ebe96

Tetradic

  1. #962ebe
  2. #be2e56
  3. #56be2e
  4. #2ebe96

Square

  1. #962ebe
  2. #be4e2e
  3. #56be2e
  4. #2e9ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #351043
  2. #651f80
  3. #962ebe
  4. #b760d9
  5. #d39ee7

Shades

#962ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #962ebe
  2. #8729ab
  3. #782598
  4. #692085
  5. #5a1c72
  6. #4b175f
  7. #3c124c
  8. #2d0e39
  9. #1e0926
  10. #0f0513
  11. #000000

Tints

#962ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #962ebe
  2. #a143c5
  3. #ab58cb
  4. #b66dd2
  5. #c082d8
  6. #cb97df
  7. #d5abe5
  8. #e0c0ec
  9. #ead5f2
  10. #f5eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#962ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #962ebe
  2. #9436b8
  3. #923eb2
  4. #8f47ab
  5. #8d4fa5
  6. #8b579f
  7. #895f99
  8. #876793
  9. #84708c
  10. #827886
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a5290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2564bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924f75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6654bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #944498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-962ebe {
  color: #962ebe;
}
Background
.bg-962ebe {
  background-color: #962ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-962ebe {
  border: 2px solid #962ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #962ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 46 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-962ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #962ebe, #be2e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-962ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 46 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.58 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.81 #69d141 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#962ebe  rgb(150, 46, 190)  hsl(283, 61%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#56be2e  rgb(86, 190, 46)  hsl(103, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#be962e  rgb(190, 150, 46)  hsl(43, 61%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2ebe96  rgb(46, 190, 150)  hsl(163, 61%, 46%)  Mint