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#9711BF

#9711bf ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9711bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 6.67% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.94% cyan, 91.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 286.21°, with 83.65% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1074

Complementary

  1. #9711bf
  2. #39bf11

Split complementary

  1. #9711bf
  2. #90bf11
  3. #11bf40

Analogous

  1. #4011bf
  2. #9711bf
  3. #bf1190

Triadic

  1. #9711bf
  2. #bf9711
  3. #11bf97

Tetradic

  1. #9711bf
  2. #bf1139
  3. #39bf11
  4. #11bf97

Square

  1. #9711bf
  2. #bf4011
  3. #39bf11
  4. #1190bf

Monochromatic

  1. #280432
  2. #5f0b79
  3. #9711bf
  4. #c130ed
  5. #d676f3

Shades

#9711bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9711bf
  2. #880fac
  3. #790e99
  4. #6a0c86
  5. #5b0a73
  6. #4c0960
  7. #3c074c
  8. #2d0539
  9. #1e0326
  10. #0f0213
  11. #000000

Tints

#9711bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9711bf
  2. #a129c5
  3. #ac41cc
  4. #b658d2
  5. #c170d9
  6. #cb88df
  7. #d5a0e5
  8. #e0b8ec
  9. #eacff2
  10. #f5e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9711bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9711bf
  2. #951cb9
  3. #9227b2
  4. #9032ac
  5. #8e3da6
  6. #8c49a0
  7. #895499
  8. #875f93
  9. #856a8d
  10. #827586
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78498f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #944471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5544c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #634cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #953696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9711bf {
  color: #9711bf;
}
Background
.bg-9711bf {
  background-color: #9711bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9711bf {
  border: 2px solid #9711bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9711bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 17 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9711bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9711bf, #bf1190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9711bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 17 191 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.37 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.45 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.95 #68ee40 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9711bf  rgb(151, 17, 191)  hsl(286, 84%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#39bf11  rgb(57, 191, 17)  hsl(106, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bf9711  rgb(191, 151, 17)  hsl(46, 84%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#11bf97  rgb(17, 191, 151)  hsl(166, 84%, 41%)  Mint