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#973ABB

#973abb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#973abb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 22.75% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.25% cyan, 68.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.26°, with 52.65% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #973abb
  2. #5ebb3a

Split complementary

  1. #973abb
  2. #9ebb3a
  3. #3abb57

Analogous

  1. #573abb
  2. #973abb
  3. #bb3a9e

Triadic

  1. #973abb
  2. #bb973a
  3. #3abb97

Tetradic

  1. #973abb
  2. #bb3a5e
  3. #5ebb3a
  4. #3abb97

Square

  1. #973abb
  2. #bb573a
  3. #5ebb3a
  4. #3a9ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #391646
  2. #682881
  3. #973abb
  4. #b76fd2
  5. #d4aae4

Shades

#973abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #973abb
  2. #8834a8
  3. #792e96
  4. #6a2983
  5. #5b2370
  6. #4c1d5e
  7. #3c174b
  8. #2d1138
  9. #1e0c25
  10. #0f0613
  11. #000000

Tints

#973abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #973abb
  2. #a14ec2
  3. #ac61c9
  4. #b675cf
  5. #c189d6
  6. #cb9ddd
  7. #d5b0e4
  8. #e0c4eb
  9. #ead8f1
  10. #f5ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#973abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #973abb
  2. #9541b5
  3. #9248af
  4. #904fa9
  5. #8e56a3
  6. #8c5d9e
  7. #896498
  8. #876b92
  9. #85728c
  10. #827986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3668b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #945476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6054bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b59b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #954b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-973abb {
  color: #973abb;
}
Background
.bg-973abb {
  background-color: #973abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-973abb {
  border: 2px solid #973abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #973abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 58 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-973abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #973abb, #bb3a9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-973abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 58 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 2.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.35 #68c544 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#973abb  rgb(151, 58, 187)  hsl(283, 53%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#5ebb3a  rgb(94, 187, 58)  hsl(103, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bb973a  rgb(187, 151, 58)  hsl(43, 53%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3abb97  rgb(58, 187, 151)  hsl(163, 53%, 48%)  Mint