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#9727CD

#9727cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9727cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.34% cyan, 80.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 280.48°, with 68.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1244

Complementary

  1. #9727cd
  2. #5dcd27

Split complementary

  1. #9727cd
  2. #b0cd27
  3. #27cd44

Analogous

  1. #4427cd
  2. #9727cd
  3. #cd27b0

Triadic

  1. #9727cd
  2. #cd9727
  3. #27cd97

Tetradic

  1. #9727cd
  2. #cd275d
  3. #5dcd27
  4. #27cd97

Square

  1. #9727cd
  2. #cd4427
  3. #5dcd27
  4. #27b0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #380f4c
  2. #681b8d
  3. #9727cd
  4. #b760e1
  5. #d4a0ed

Shades

#9727cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727cd
  2. #8823b9
  3. #791fa4
  4. #6a1b90
  5. #5b177b
  6. #4c1467
  7. #3c1052
  8. #2d0c3e
  9. #1e0829
  10. #0f0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727cd
  2. #a13dd2
  3. #ac52d7
  4. #b668dc
  5. #c17de1
  6. #cb93e6
  7. #d5a9eb
  8. #e0bef0
  9. #ead4f5
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727cd
  2. #9530c5
  3. #9239be
  4. #9042b6
  5. #8e4bae
  6. #8c54a7
  7. #895c9f
  8. #876597
  9. #856e8f
  10. #827788
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90527c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #554ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6153cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9345a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727cd {
  color: #9727cd;
}
Background
.bg-9727cd {
  background-color: #9727cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727cd {
  border: 2px solid #9727cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727cd, #cd27b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.84 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.70 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.85 #68d832 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727cd  rgb(151, 39, 205)  hsl(280, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#5dcd27  rgb(93, 205, 39)  hsl(100, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cd9727  rgb(205, 151, 39)  hsl(40, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#27cd97  rgb(39, 205, 151)  hsl(160, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green