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#9727D5

#9727d5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9727d5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 15.29% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.11% cyan, 81.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 69.05% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #9727d5
  2. #65d527

Split complementary

  1. #9727d5
  2. #bcd527
  3. #27d540

Analogous

  1. #4027d5
  2. #9727d5
  3. #d527bc

Triadic

  1. #9727d5
  2. #d59727
  3. #27d597

Tetradic

  1. #9727d5
  2. #d52765
  3. #65d527
  4. #27d597

Square

  1. #9727d5
  2. #d54027
  3. #65d527
  4. #27bcd5

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0f54
  2. #691b94
  3. #9727d5
  4. #b666e3
  5. #d5a6ef

Shades

#9727d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9727d5
  2. #8823c0
  3. #791faa
  4. #6a1b95
  5. #5b1780
  6. #4c146b
  7. #3c1055
  8. #2d0c40
  9. #1e082b
  10. #0f0415
  11. #000000

Tints

#9727d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9727d5
  2. #a13dd9
  3. #ac52dd
  4. #b668e2
  5. #c17de6
  6. #cb93ea
  7. #d5a9ee
  8. #e0bef2
  9. #ead4f7
  10. #f5e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9727d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9727d5
  2. #9530cd
  3. #9239c4
  4. #9042bc
  5. #8e4bb3
  6. #8c54ab
  7. #895ca2
  8. #87659a
  9. #856e91
  10. #827789
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c529e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d5681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514fd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e53d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9147a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9727d5 {
  color: #9727d5;
}
Background
.bg-9727d5 {
  background-color: #9727d5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9727d5 {
  border: 2px solid #9727d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9727d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 39 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9727d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9727d5, #d527bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9727d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 39 213 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 1.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 2.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 2.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.15 #68d82a Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#9727d5  rgb(151, 39, 213)  hsl(279, 69%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#65d527  rgb(101, 213, 39)  hsl(99, 69%, 49%)  Lime Green
#d59727  rgb(213, 151, 39)  hsl(39, 69%, 49%)  Gamboge
#27d597  rgb(39, 213, 151)  hsl(159, 69%, 49%)  Caribbean Green