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#9727CE

#9727ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9727ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.7% cyan, 81.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 280.24°, with 68.16% saturation and 48.04% 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 6:1 (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 luminance0.1249

Complementary

  1. #9727ce
  2. #5ece27

Split complementary

  1. #9727ce
  2. #b1ce27
  3. #27ce44

Analogous

  1. #4427ce
  2. #9727ce
  3. #ce27b1

Triadic

  1. #9727ce
  2. #ce9727
  3. #27ce97

Tetradic

  1. #9727ce
  2. #ce275e
  3. #5ece27
  4. #27ce97

Square

  1. #9727ce
  2. #ce4427
  3. #5ece27
  4. #27b1ce

Monochromatic

  1. #390f4d
  2. #681b8e
  3. #9727ce
  4. #b761e1
  5. #d4a1ed

Shades

#9727ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727ce
  2. #8823b9
  3. #791fa5
  4. #6a1b90
  5. #5b177c
  6. #4c1467
  7. #3c1052
  8. #2d0c3e
  9. #1e0829
  10. #0f0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727ce
  2. #a13dd3
  3. #ac52d8
  4. #b668dd
  5. #c17de2
  6. #cb93e7
  7. #d5a9eb
  8. #e0bef0
  9. #ead4f5
  10. #f5e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727ce
  2. #9530c6
  3. #9239be
  4. #9042b7
  5. #8e4baf
  6. #8c54a7
  7. #895c9f
  8. #876597
  9. #856e90
  10. #827788
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b519a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f537c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #544ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6053cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9345a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727ce {
  color: #9727ce;
}
Background
.bg-9727ce {
  background-color: #9727ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727ce {
  border: 2px solid #9727ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727ce, #ce27b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.76 #68d831 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727ce  rgb(151, 39, 206)  hsl(280, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#5ece27  rgb(94, 206, 39)  hsl(100, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ce9727  rgb(206, 151, 39)  hsl(40, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#27ce97  rgb(39, 206, 151)  hsl(160, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green