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#9715CD

#9715cd ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9715cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 8.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 282.39°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #9715cd
  2. #4bcd15

Split complementary

  1. #9715cd
  2. #a7cd15
  3. #15cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3b15cd
  2. #9715cd
  3. #cd15a7

Triadic

  1. #9715cd
  2. #cd9715
  3. #15cd97

Tetradic

  1. #9715cd
  2. #cd154b
  3. #4bcd15
  4. #15cd97

Square

  1. #9715cd
  2. #cd3b15
  3. #4bcd15
  4. #15a7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #310742
  2. #640e88
  3. #9715cd
  4. #ba43ec
  5. #d488f3

Shades

#9715cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9715cd
  2. #8813b9
  3. #7911a4
  4. #6a0f90
  5. #5b0d7b
  6. #4c0b67
  7. #3c0852
  8. #2d063e
  9. #1e0429
  10. #0f0215
  11. #000000

Tints

#9715cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9715cd
  2. #a12cd2
  3. #ac44d7
  4. #b65bdc
  5. #c173e1
  6. #cb8ae6
  7. #d5a1eb
  8. #e0b9f0
  9. #ead0f5
  10. #f5e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9715cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9715cd
  2. #9520c5
  3. #922abe
  4. #9035b6
  5. #8e40ae
  6. #8c4ba7
  7. #89559f
  8. #876097
  9. #856b8f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #904c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5148d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e4ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933da2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9715cd {
  color: #9715cd;
}
Background
.bg-9715cd {
  background-color: #9715cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9715cd {
  border: 2px solid #9715cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9715cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 21 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9715cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9715cd, #cd15a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9715cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 21 205 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.61 #68ea32 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9715cd  rgb(151, 21, 205)  hsl(282, 81%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4bcd15  rgb(75, 205, 21)  hsl(102, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cd9715  rgb(205, 151, 21)  hsl(42, 81%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#15cd97  rgb(21, 205, 151)  hsl(162, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green