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#9727CB

#9727cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9727cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 15.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.62% cyan, 80.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.98°, with 67.77% saturation and 47.45% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1234

Complementary

  1. #9727cb
  2. #5bcb27

Split complementary

  1. #9727cb
  2. #adcb27
  3. #27cb45

Analogous

  1. #4527cb
  2. #9727cb
  3. #cb27ad

Triadic

  1. #9727cb
  2. #cb9727
  3. #27cb97

Tetradic

  1. #9727cb
  2. #cb275b
  3. #5bcb27
  4. #27cb97

Square

  1. #9727cb
  2. #cb4527
  3. #5bcb27
  4. #27adcb

Monochromatic

  1. #380e4b
  2. #671b8b
  3. #9727cb
  4. #b75ee0
  5. #d49fec

Shades

#9727cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727cb
  2. #8823b7
  3. #791fa2
  4. #6a1b8e
  5. #5b177a
  6. #4c1466
  7. #3c1051
  8. #2d0c3d
  9. #1e0829
  10. #0f0414
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727cb
  2. #a13dd0
  3. #ac52d5
  4. #b668db
  5. #c17de0
  6. #cb93e5
  7. #d5a9ea
  8. #e0beef
  9. #ead4f5
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727cb
  2. #9530c4
  3. #9239bc
  4. #9042b5
  5. #8e4bad
  6. #8c54a6
  7. #895c9e
  8. #876597
  9. #856e8f
  10. #827788
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90517b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6152c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9344a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727cb {
  color: #9727cb;
}
Background
.bg-9727cb {
  background-color: #9727cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727cb {
  border: 2px solid #9727cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727cb, #cb27ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.04 #68d834 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727cb  rgb(151, 39, 203)  hsl(281, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#5bcb27  rgb(91, 203, 39)  hsl(101, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#cb9727  rgb(203, 151, 39)  hsl(41, 68%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#27cb97  rgb(39, 203, 151)  hsl(161, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green