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#9715DC

#9715dc ≈ Dark Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#9715dc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 8.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 90.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 279.2°, with 82.57% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1228

Complementary

  1. #9715dc
  2. #5adc15

Split complementary

  1. #9715dc
  2. #bddc15
  3. #15dc34

Analogous

  1. #3415dc
  2. #9715dc
  3. #dc15bd

Triadic

  1. #9715dc
  2. #dc9715
  3. #15dc97

Tetradic

  1. #9715dc
  2. #dc155a
  3. #5adc15
  4. #15dc97

Square

  1. #9715dc
  2. #dc3415
  3. #5adc15
  4. #15bddc

Monochromatic

  1. #370850
  2. #670e96
  3. #9715dc
  4. #b74fee
  5. #d495f5

Shades

#9715dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9715dc
  2. #8813c6
  3. #7911b0
  4. #6a0f9a
  5. #5b0d84
  6. #4c0b6e
  7. #3c0858
  8. #2d0642
  9. #1e042c
  10. #0f0216
  11. #000000

Tints

#9715dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9715dc
  2. #a12ce0
  3. #ac44e3
  4. #b65be7
  5. #c173ea
  6. #cb8aee
  7. #d5a1f1
  8. #e0b9f5
  9. #ead0f8
  10. #f5e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9715dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9715dc
  2. #9520d3
  3. #922aca
  4. #9035c0
  5. #8e40b7
  6. #8c4bae
  7. #8955a5
  8. #87609c
  9. #856b92
  10. #827589
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b4ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #584fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9043ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9715dc {
  color: #9715dc;
}
Background
.bg-9715dc {
  background-color: #9715dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9715dc {
  border: 2px solid #9715dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9715dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 21 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9715dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9715dc, #dc15bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9715dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 21 220 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.36 #68ea23 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9715dc  rgb(151, 21, 220)  hsl(279, 83%, 47%)  Dark Violet
#5adc15  rgb(90, 220, 21)  hsl(99, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dc9715  rgb(220, 151, 21)  hsl(39, 83%, 47%)  Gamboge
#15dc97  rgb(21, 220, 151)  hsl(159, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green