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#9709C8

#9709c8 ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9709c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 3.53% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 95.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 284.61°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #9709c8
  2. #3ac809

Split complementary

  1. #9709c8
  2. #99c809
  3. #09c838

Analogous

  1. #3809c8
  2. #9709c8
  3. #c80999

Triadic

  1. #9709c8
  2. #c89709
  3. #09c897

Tetradic

  1. #9709c8
  2. #c8093a
  3. #3ac809
  4. #09c897

Square

  1. #9709c8
  2. #c83809
  3. #3ac809
  4. #0999c8

Monochromatic

  1. #280236
  2. #60067f
  3. #9709c8
  4. #c128f5
  5. #d671f9

Shades

#9709c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9709c8
  2. #8808b4
  3. #7907a0
  4. #6a068c
  5. #5b0578
  6. #4c0564
  7. #3c0450
  8. #2d033c
  9. #1e0228
  10. #0f0114
  11. #000000

Tints

#9709c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9709c8
  2. #a122ce
  3. #ac3ad3
  4. #b653d9
  5. #c16bde
  6. #cb84e4
  7. #d59de9
  8. #e0b5ef
  9. #eacef4
  10. #f5e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9709c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9709c8
  2. #9515c1
  3. #9221ba
  4. #902db2
  5. #8e39ab
  6. #8c45a4
  7. #89509d
  8. #875c96
  9. #85688e
  10. #827487
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #784994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5144cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4bc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94389d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9709c8 {
  color: #9709c8;
}
Background
.bg-9709c8 {
  background-color: #9709c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9709c8 {
  border: 2px solid #9709c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9709c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 9 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9709c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9709c8, #c80999);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9709c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 9 200 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.19 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.44 #68f637 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9709c8  rgb(151, 9, 200)  hsl(285, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#3ac809  rgb(58, 200, 9)  hsl(105, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c89709  rgb(200, 151, 9)  hsl(45, 91%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#09c897  rgb(9, 200, 151)  hsl(165, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green