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#9708CA

#9708ca ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9708ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.25% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1102

Complementary

  1. #9708ca
  2. #3bca08

Split complementary

  1. #9708ca
  2. #9cca08
  3. #08ca36

Analogous

  1. #3608ca
  2. #9708ca
  3. #ca089c

Triadic

  1. #9708ca
  2. #ca9708
  3. #08ca97

Tetradic

  1. #9708ca
  2. #ca083b
  3. #3bca08
  4. #08ca97

Square

  1. #9708ca
  2. #ca3608
  3. #3bca08
  4. #089cca

Monochromatic

  1. #290237
  2. #600580
  3. #9708ca
  4. #c028f6
  5. #d672f9

Shades

#9708ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9708ca
  2. #8807b6
  3. #7906a2
  4. #6a068d
  5. #5b0579
  6. #4c0465
  7. #3c0351
  8. #2d023d
  9. #1e0228
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#9708ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9708ca
  2. #a121cf
  3. #ac39d5
  4. #b652da
  5. #c16bdf
  6. #cb84e5
  7. #d59cea
  8. #e0b5ef
  9. #eacef4
  10. #f5e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9708ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9708ca
  2. #9514c3
  3. #9220bb
  4. #902cb4
  5. #8e38ac
  6. #8c44a5
  7. #89509e
  8. #875c96
  9. #85688f
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5044cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93389f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9708ca {
  color: #9708ca;
}
Background
.bg-9708ca {
  background-color: #9708ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9708ca {
  border: 2px solid #9708ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9708ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9708ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9708ca, #ca089c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9708ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.87 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.57 #68f735 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9708ca  rgb(151, 8, 202)  hsl(284, 92%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3bca08  rgb(59, 202, 8)  hsl(104, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ca9708  rgb(202, 151, 8)  hsl(44, 92%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#08ca97  rgb(8, 202, 151)  hsl(164, 92%, 41%)  Caribbean Green