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#9716CB

#9716cb ≈ Dark Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9716cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 8.63% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.76°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400d3), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #9716cb
  2. #4acb16

Split complementary

  1. #9716cb
  2. #a5cb16
  3. #16cb3c

Analogous

  1. #3c16cb
  2. #9716cb
  3. #cb16a5

Triadic

  1. #9716cb
  2. #cb9716
  3. #16cb97

Tetradic

  1. #9716cb
  2. #cb164a
  3. #4acb16
  4. #16cb97

Square

  1. #9716cb
  2. #cb3c16
  3. #4acb16
  4. #16a5cb

Monochromatic

  1. #300741
  2. #640f86
  3. #9716cb
  4. #ba43eb
  5. #d488f2

Shades

#9716cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9716cb
  2. #8814b7
  3. #7912a2
  4. #6a0f8e
  5. #5b0d7a
  6. #4c0b66
  7. #3c0951
  8. #2d073d
  9. #1e0429
  10. #0f0214
  11. #000000

Tints

#9716cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9716cb
  2. #a12dd0
  3. #ac45d5
  4. #b65cdb
  5. #c173e0
  6. #cb8be5
  7. #d5a2ea
  8. #e0b9ef
  9. #ead0f5
  10. #f5e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9716cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9716cb
  2. #9521c4
  3. #922bbc
  4. #9036b5
  5. #8e40ad
  6. #8c4ba6
  7. #89569e
  8. #876097
  9. #856b8f
  10. #827588
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #914c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5247ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f4ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9716cb {
  color: #9716cb;
}
Background
.bg-9716cb {
  background-color: #9716cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9716cb {
  border: 2px solid #9716cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9716cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 22 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9716cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9716cb, #cb16a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9716cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 22 203 / 0.35);
}

#9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 1.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.58 #68e934 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Violet
#9716cb  rgb(151, 22, 203)  hsl(283, 80%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#4acb16  rgb(74, 203, 22)  hsl(103, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cb9716  rgb(203, 151, 22)  hsl(43, 80%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#16cb97  rgb(22, 203, 151)  hsl(163, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green