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#9711CD

#9711cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9711cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.77°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1139

Complementary

  1. #9711cd
  2. #47cd11

Split complementary

  1. #9711cd
  2. #a5cd11
  3. #11cd39

Analogous

  1. #3911cd
  2. #9711cd
  3. #cd11a5

Triadic

  1. #9711cd
  2. #cd9711
  3. #11cd97

Tetradic

  1. #9711cd
  2. #cd1147
  3. #47cd11
  4. #11cd97

Square

  1. #9711cd
  2. #cd3911
  3. #47cd11
  4. #11a5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0540
  2. #630b86
  3. #9711cd
  4. #bb3cef
  5. #d482f5

Shades

#9711cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9711cd
  2. #880fb9
  3. #790ea4
  4. #6a0c90
  5. #5b0a7b
  6. #4c0967
  7. #3c0752
  8. #2d053e
  9. #1e0329
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#9711cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9711cd
  2. #a129d2
  3. #ac41d7
  4. #b658dc
  5. #c170e1
  6. #cb88e6
  7. #d5a0eb
  8. #e0b8f0
  9. #eacff5
  10. #f5e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9711cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9711cd
  2. #951cc5
  3. #9227be
  4. #9032b6
  5. #8e3dae
  6. #8c49a7
  7. #89549f
  8. #875f97
  9. #856a8f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904b79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5047d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933ca1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9711cd {
  color: #9711cd;
}
Background
.bg-9711cd {
  background-color: #9711cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9711cd {
  border: 2px solid #9711cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9711cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 17 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9711cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9711cd, #cd11a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9711cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 17 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.33 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.72 #68ee32 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9711cd  rgb(151, 17, 205)  hsl(283, 85%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#47cd11  rgb(71, 205, 17)  hsl(103, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cd9711  rgb(205, 151, 17)  hsl(43, 85%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#11cd97  rgb(17, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 85%, 44%)  Caribbean Green